sandwiched

past tense of sandwich
as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space sandwiched six kids into the backseat somehow

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Recent Examples of sandwiched The Americans will play two of their three group-stage matches in Inglewood, with a trip to Seattle next week sandwiched in between. Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 The site, with an outdoor stadium and an indoor arena, provides one of the Bay Area’s most desirable properties for development because of its prime transportation access, sandwiched between a BART station and a major freeway. Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026 James Beckett salvaged chunks from around Western New York and installed them in front of the high school, where they are sandwiched between layers of limestone. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026 The larger accommodations have a gorgeous living room sandwiched between two bedrooms. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026 With wide sidewalks and a friendly park sandwiched in the middle, this is the city’s best stroll for window shopping, people watching, and sun worshiping. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026 These citrusy cake layers are sandwiched with rich, buttery lemon curd. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 June 2026 That’s a 13-run fourth inning, sandwiched around eight zeroes. Jayson Stark, New York Times, 5 June 2026 This short set features a pop of pink and olive green, sandwiched between airy white nails. Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandwiched
Verb
  • While the cage side area was largely filled with VIPs, the Ellipse just beyond the outer fence of the South Lawn was crammed with tens of thousands of UFC diehards.
    Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • Now, people have been crammed into around 40 percent of the space left to them — sheltering among broken buildings, rubble and mounting solid waste.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Once stuffed, these jumbo shells transform in the oven, turning golden brown, bubbling, and crisp.
    Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • The famous pencils stuffed in Grace's hair?
    Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • As Pino sobbed, family members of Lucy Fernandez squeezed into the wood courtroom pews behind Adams while Pino’s supporters sat behind him.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
  • Almost the entire population of Gaza, more than 2 million people, has been squeezed into vast, squalid tent cities dependent on international aid.
    Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • The fire department shared photos of the rescue, including shots of a cat wedged in a tight spot under the car's hood and a rescuer petting the feline after it was freed.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • The country is wedged between Colombia and Peru, the world’s top cocaine producing countries.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • After failing to score with the bases loaded in the third, the Angels pulled away with four runs in the sixth.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • The threat to state insurance supervision is therefore loaded but not fired, and anyone telling you the states have already lost, or already won, is getting ahead of the facts.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

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“Sandwiched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwiched. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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