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Recent Examples of sandwiched
Recent history The Clippers have been one of the streakiest teams in the league since March began, with four-and five-game winning streaks sandwiched around four consecutive losses.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Justin took the stage on night two of Coachella, sandwiched between Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G's headlining sets at the festival on Friday, April 10, and Sunday, April 12, respectively.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Heiskanen appeared to get sandwiched in between Hartman and the boards before going down in a heap and possibly getting his knee tangled up underneath him.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
So, too, was With Hidden Noise (1919), a ball of twine sandwiched between two brass plates.
—Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Saturday will start showery and end showery, with a powerful afternoon cold front sandwiched in the middle.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Salk and his team worked out of a basement at the University of Pittsburgh, sandwiched between a morgue and a darkroom.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
The town’s specialty is a cream cake called kremna rezina, with layers of cream and vanilla custard artfully sandwiched between sheets of delicate, crispy crust.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Overall a lot of panicking, sandwiched between periods of growth, or even booming growth.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Justin took the stage on night two of Coachella, sandwiched between Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G's headlining sets at the festival on Friday, April 10, and Sunday, April 12, respectively.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Heiskanen appeared to get sandwiched in between Hartman and the boards before going down in a heap and possibly getting his knee tangled up underneath him.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
So, too, was With Hidden Noise (1919), a ball of twine sandwiched between two brass plates.
—Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Saturday will start showery and end showery, with a powerful afternoon cold front sandwiched in the middle.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Salk and his team worked out of a basement at the University of Pittsburgh, sandwiched between a morgue and a darkroom.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
The town’s specialty is a cream cake called kremna rezina, with layers of cream and vanilla custard artfully sandwiched between sheets of delicate, crispy crust.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Overall a lot of panicking, sandwiched between periods of growth, or even booming growth.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandwiched
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The stuffing, Certipur-US and Greenguard Gold-certified for safety, is cross-cut to prevent lumps and clumps, keeping the pillow smooth, airy, and puffy, despite being crammed into hiking packs and suitcases.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Apr. 2026
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Juwelier Tschikof is a narrow shopfront crammed next to a boutique selling stationery, opposite a tobacconist.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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Misha’s mother’s body was hidden under some clothes in a front closet, stuffed inside a duffle bag.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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But there are a series of official bodies stuffed with Orbán loyalists who have taken power away from Hungary's parliament to make policy, Eyal pointed out, as well as a powerful constitutional court full of his appointees.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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As a result, many consumers are feeling squeezed.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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The only family in his murals was the one squeezed atop the lintel.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hoboken is a dense urban settlement of sixty-five thousand wedged between the river to the east and the three-hundred-foot-tall Palisades to the west.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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These plants and fungi have been left to co-evolve, alone but together, for millions of years, wedged between mountain and sea as if on a remote island.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins loaded the bases with one out, then broke the 1-1 tie on a fielder’s choice.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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And while the Raptors are loaded on the wings — Barrett, Murray-Boyles, Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes all interchangeable defending the perimeter — Toronto lacks the star power.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sandwiched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwiched. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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