as in stuck
firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
the rusty, old bolts were so well lodged that a power wrench was needed to extract them
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as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the landlord can legally lodge up to 20 people in his apartment building at one time
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as in nestled
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
our pet guinea pig lodged himself in the far corner of his cage and simply refused to come out
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as in embedded
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the gunman had managed to lodge a bullet in my back, just inches from my spine
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Recent Examples of lodged
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Also in February, both called the police in Draper and lodged further allegations of domestic violence against each other related to an incident the same month.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Bolnes was a Catholic, as was her rich and frankly terrifying mother, Maria Thins, with whom the young couple lodged.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The jury described it as a rare film that stays lodged in memory, calling it both eerie and brutally beautiful.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Her video first depicted the screw, apparently lodged vertically into the shoe's sole, then captured the moments afterward in which her boyfriend worked to twist it out of the foam.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The charity, Sentebale, lodged a defamation claim in March at the High Court against Harry and Mark Dyer, a trustee and one of Harry's close friends, according to court record obtained by Reuters on Friday, April 10.
—USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
In 13 years, not a single ethics complaint by any staff in his office or any other office has ever been lodged.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
In 13 years, not a single ethics complaint by any staff in his office or any other office has ever been lodged.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
The public defender also requested a trial and submitted a healthcare order noting a bullet fragment lodged in Medina-Medina’s nasal cavity.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Also in February, both called the police in Draper and lodged further allegations of domestic violence against each other related to an incident the same month.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Bolnes was a Catholic, as was her rich and frankly terrifying mother, Maria Thins, with whom the young couple lodged.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The jury described it as a rare film that stays lodged in memory, calling it both eerie and brutally beautiful.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Her video first depicted the screw, apparently lodged vertically into the shoe's sole, then captured the moments afterward in which her boyfriend worked to twist it out of the foam.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The charity, Sentebale, lodged a defamation claim in March at the High Court against Harry and Mark Dyer, a trustee and one of Harry's close friends, according to court record obtained by Reuters on Friday, April 10.
—USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
In 13 years, not a single ethics complaint by any staff in his office or any other office has ever been lodged.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
In 13 years, not a single ethics complaint by any staff in his office or any other office has ever been lodged.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodged
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Vance, who was wary of going to war with Iran in the first place, got stuck navigating an end to it.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The car gets stuck on top of the fence, balancing precariously like a seesaw.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ahmad Lahham, 48, waved the yellow Hezbollah flag standing on a mountain of rubble that used to be his apartment building, which had also housed a branch of Hezbollah’s financial arm, Al-Qard Al-Hassan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The National Quantum Algorithm Center is temporarily housed at Hyde Park Labs, a commercial science and tech hub affiliated with the University of Chicago, with plans to move to the quantum park when it is built out.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Known as 40 Duke, the locale is nestled in the upper floors of its historic flagship—with only those at the tippy top of Selfridges’s loyalty program gaining full access.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the photo, Hat Rack is seen nestled within the weblike Sculpture for Traveling (1918), a net of rubber shower caps cut up and glued together that Duchamp took on a trip to Buenos Aires.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Almost every new vehicle has at least one modem embedded somewhere, connected to some cloud or other.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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Her drawl, verbosity, and avant-garde black-and-white outfits were immediately embedded in popular culture; O’Hara won an Emmy for the role.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The chip is designed to keep working when GPS is jammed or spoofed, a growing concern in both defense and commercial settings.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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At Tan Son Nhut, the terminal was jammed.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Orban has consistently accommodated Russia and clashed with the European Union (EU).—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The deportees will be accommodated in single rooms, with two meals a day provided.—
Clement Bonnerot,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nesting at a Harford County Burger King The geese perched at the Bel Air Burger King are typically a topic of conversation.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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With ghost runner Jake Cronenworth perched on third with one out, Colorado intentionally walked Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado to load the bases, hoping to get a double play and send the game into the 13th inning.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Quite a few are still rooted here.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The fallout for the actual group, however, rooted itself in reality, with Maddy physically attacking Cassie in front of the audience.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Lodged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodged. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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