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
Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Recently, New York City added a suit to the dozens that have already been lodged by local governments against social-media companies such as Meta, which owns Instagram, and Bytedance, the owner of TikTok.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
The bullet narrowly missed Zwerner’s heart and remains lodged in her chest.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Doctors spent weeks trying to locate the bullet lodged in Garfield's body, but were unsuccessful.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
X-ray imaging showed the hooks lodged inside the bird’s body, and veterinarians took on a challenging surgery to remove the pieces without damaging the young bird.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
The lawyer was hospitalized and suffered a heart attack triggered by birdshot lodged near his heart, but survived.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Part of a helicopter rotor ended up lodged into the roof of a residential garage, and a paramedic aboard called in a mayday after spotting the aircraft had lost power shortly moments before the helicopter crashed on Highway 50 in Sacramento last month.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Photos shared by the department appear to show a needle lodged in a candy bar.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
During the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Dean Darrow was struck by gunfire, and a bullet was lodged in his heart.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Recently, New York City added a suit to the dozens that have already been lodged by local governments against social-media companies such as Meta, which owns Instagram, and Bytedance, the owner of TikTok.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
The bullet narrowly missed Zwerner’s heart and remains lodged in her chest.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Doctors spent weeks trying to locate the bullet lodged in Garfield's body, but were unsuccessful.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
X-ray imaging showed the hooks lodged inside the bird’s body, and veterinarians took on a challenging surgery to remove the pieces without damaging the young bird.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
The lawyer was hospitalized and suffered a heart attack triggered by birdshot lodged near his heart, but survived.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Part of a helicopter rotor ended up lodged into the roof of a residential garage, and a paramedic aboard called in a mayday after spotting the aircraft had lost power shortly moments before the helicopter crashed on Highway 50 in Sacramento last month.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Photos shared by the department appear to show a needle lodged in a candy bar.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodged
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The state’s investigation, Bry said, gives hope to hockey parents across the country who feel stuck in a system in which corporate interests exploit families and kids’ passions for profit.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to Shelter Animals Count, large breeds make up 29 percent of all shelter intakes but only 26 percent of adoptions, leaving many stuck in kennels while smaller dogs find homes more quickly.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Then later, a week after the testing was done, state inspectors discovered that about a dozen residents who had been exposed to COVID-19 were being housed in the same rooms as a slew of residents who hadn’t.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The new eatery is located in a historic building that formerly housed Eric's Porter-Haus steakhouse.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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With roast turkey nestled against marshmallows and brussels sprouts migrating into pools of mac and cheese and cranberry sauce, precise pairings are moot.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Chinese retailer, known for its range of cheap ultra-fast-fashion clothing and criticisms of its labor and environmental practices, is nestled on the sixth floor of a more than century-old building in Paris, a city famous for high-end fashion and a recent green push.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Three legal firms were engaged to oversee the planting of 2,050 poles, each 62 feet apart, embedded 3 feet into the ground that, together, would suspend 165,000 yards of fire-resistant nylon fabric over and across the undulating landscape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The problem of fuel efficiency is especially true in the case of the MD-11, which has a third engine embedded in the tail, as opposed to the majority of passenger jets flying over American skies today, which only have two.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
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
Verb
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The great infrastructure projects of the last century included airports, transnational highways, and deep water harbors that accommodated cargo containers.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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No strollers allowed, but wheelchairs will be accommodated.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Tables are perched on multiple levels, some beneath leafy canopies and others offering panoramic views of Rio and Guanabara Bay.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The city’s cliffside properties, perched just yards from the ocean, continue to fuel debate over how to balance scenic preservation with public safety.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Karthik’s cinema is rooted, inventive and wildly original, yet universal in emotion.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Once the cuttings have rooted, pot the plants and place them in a cool, sunny spot, watering only when the soil is dry.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Lodged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodged. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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