sandwich

Definition of sandwichnext
as in to stuff
to fit (people or things) into a tight space sandwiched six kids into the backseat somehow

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Recent Examples of sandwich Ham is often the centerpiece of an Easter meal, but don’t most things taste better sandwiched between a fluffy buttermilk biscuit? Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026 The hemp industry went into a tailspin when Congress approved a provision sandwiched in a November funding bill to end the government shutdown. Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026 To simulate impact conditions, the team sandwiched the microbes between metal plates and fired a projectile at them using a gas gun. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026 Meetings with draft prospects will be sandwiched between meetings with representatives for their own pending free agents as the team begins to assemble a more concrete plan for finding new talent. Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sandwich
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  • But in recent days, this small patch of green has been visited by a stream of mourners seeking to pay their respects to two little girls who were found there stuffed inside suitcases and buried in shallow graves.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Heat backup center Kel’el Ware proved to be an effective fill-in for Adebayo on Thursday, stuffing the box score with 16 points, 11 rebounds, five steals and seven blocks in 32 minutes in the win.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
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  • Design The Callum Designs production facility is crammed with cool cars, including an achingly gorgeous Aston Martin Vanquish 25 (the company’s restomod V-12 supercar) and the prototype Callum Skye (a lightweight electric off-roader due in 2027).
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Passengers on Monday at Houston were again crammed into the Central Concourse and lining up outside to try to check bags.
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
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  • This technical pivot would allow nations to squeeze every profitable drop from their own land with surgical precision, bypassing the geopolitical chaos of distant chokepoints and securing a future defined by Decentralized Techno-Resource Sovereignty.
    Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • When residents are this squeezed, City Hall’s predictable response has been to charge us more.
    Bradley Schnell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
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  • Indian Wells sits in the Coachella Valley, roughly 120 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, wedged between the San Jacinto and San Bernardino mountains.
    Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The jaguar was in the boat that had capsized, but luckily was wedged under a seat, so he was recovered.
    Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
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  • After Jonathan Diller was shot, prosecutors say Rivera pointed the weapon at Rosen, but the gun jammed.
    Alice Gainer, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This can include denial-of-service attacks, in which hackers try to jam a network so legitimate users cannot use it, and website defacements, which can prevent a company from communicating with customers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
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  • Back in 2024, Hill made the most sense to face Freddie Freeman with the bases loaded in Game 1 of the World Series.
    Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • According to a Treasury Department license document, the authorization applies until April 11 and applies to Russian oil that was loaded onto vessels before March 12.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026
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  • Only a fraction of the more than 370 protesters were allowed inside Leavenworth City Hall, where opponents of the facility packed the commission chamber and the lobby overflow room.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Those movies pack a good amount of star power between them.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026

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“Sandwich.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwich. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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