as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
the auditorium is usually crammed when that candidate makes an appearance
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as in stuffed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
tried to cram one more book into the backpack
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as in packed
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
crammed his mouth with candy
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as in gorged
to fill with food to capacity
one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes
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as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily
the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare
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Recent Examples of crammed
Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The area, crammed with fast-food chains and strip malls, might initially not look like much.
—Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
It was crammed full of talented actors.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Think about the huge NAVWAR building that’s crammed full of contractors that provide billions of dollars to keep our military strong.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
The audio that accompanies the display is also the same, but in this case, that means spatial audio and a surprising number of speakers crammed into the slim confines of a MacBook chassis.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
For years, Jill Vinterella lived in one of the tents crammed along the sidewalks of downtown Phoenix in The Zone.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Riders crammed armpit to nostril on train platforms.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Use your backpack or your sleeping bag crammed into its compression sack beneath your forearms.
—Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
The men were crammed into police wagons waiting to deliver them to cells at Central Police Station.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The area, crammed with fast-food chains and strip malls, might initially not look like much.
—Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
It was crammed full of talented actors.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Think about the huge NAVWAR building that’s crammed full of contractors that provide billions of dollars to keep our military strong.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
The audio that accompanies the display is also the same, but in this case, that means spatial audio and a surprising number of speakers crammed into the slim confines of a MacBook chassis.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
For years, Jill Vinterella lived in one of the tents crammed along the sidewalks of downtown Phoenix in The Zone.
—Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Riders crammed armpit to nostril on train platforms.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Use your backpack or your sleeping bag crammed into its compression sack beneath your forearms.
—Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crammed
Adjective
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Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Bags stuffed with Iguaran's belongings leaned against a wall next to the hammock.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Turducken is a partially de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck that has been stuffed with a de-boned chicken.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Also, a through-line of the episode is that one of the stews discovered that someone had packed and brought a cucumber with them, the reason for which remains a mystery.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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This bestseller from Afloral is eight feet long and is packed with double the volume of other fake garlands.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But in the theatrical cut, Riley briefly survives the drop before being devoured by Tarion’s paw soldiers, the Hellhounds.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Angelo’s is the lunch stop and Strowman devoured ribs, brisket and more smoked meats, restaurant owner Jason George told the Star-Telegram.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Another passenger squeezed her way up the aisle to try to make a tight connection.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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De’Von Achane took the handoff, squeezed through the hole, blasted past a diving defender at midfield and outraced the rest of the Bills’ defense to the end zone.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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They were loaded onto buses and driven hours away to an ICE Detention Center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Mounted externally on the KSOT, the ‘Piranha’ torpedo was loaded into the starboard-side launch tube.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Jet fuels and other petroleum products are refined from crude oil, and contain chemicals that are toxic to humans when inhaled.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sprays are easy to apply to skin or clothing but must be used with caution as they can also be inhaled.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But customer service is jammed right now.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Warner Bros history is movie history, and the notion that that history is bought and sold like so many spare car parts can cause a deep eyeroll about the way pop culture gets jammed into the unforgiving confines of M&A culture.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Crammed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crammed. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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