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Recent Examples of sandwiched
Those winning relays were sandwiched around the 4×100 relay that was disqualified for a false start.
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Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Brayden Bowers came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh for Trinity and sandwiched a pair of strikeouts around a ground out to end the game.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026
To place a constitutional amendment before voters, the Virginia Constitution requires lawmakers to approve it in two separate legislative sessions, with a state election sandwiched in between.
—Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
That required approval of a resolution in two separate legislative sessions, with a state election sandwiched in between, to place the amendment on the ballot.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
To place a constitutional amendment before voters, the Virginia Constitution requires lawmakers to approve it in two separate legislative sessions, with a state election sandwiched in between.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Debbie Allen, who starred as Catherine Avery and often directs episodes of the show, was happily sandwiched between Grey's hunks Anthony Hill (left) and Trevor Jackson.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Rookie minicamps and OTAs — with the league’s schedule release sandwiched in-between — are the NFL’s calendar’s next major checkpoints.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour’s Philadelphia show was originally sandwiched between a bunch of New York dates — May 5 at Elmont’s UBS Arena, a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden, and May 14 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Brayden Bowers came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh for Trinity and sandwiched a pair of strikeouts around a ground out to end the game.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026
To place a constitutional amendment before voters, the Virginia Constitution requires lawmakers to approve it in two separate legislative sessions, with a state election sandwiched in between.
—Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
That required approval of a resolution in two separate legislative sessions, with a state election sandwiched in between, to place the amendment on the ballot.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
To place a constitutional amendment before voters, the Virginia Constitution requires lawmakers to approve it in two separate legislative sessions, with a state election sandwiched in between.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Debbie Allen, who starred as Catherine Avery and often directs episodes of the show, was happily sandwiched between Grey's hunks Anthony Hill (left) and Trevor Jackson.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Rookie minicamps and OTAs — with the league’s schedule release sandwiched in-between — are the NFL’s calendar’s next major checkpoints.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The Land of Hope and Dreams Tour’s Philadelphia show was originally sandwiched between a bunch of New York dates — May 5 at Elmont’s UBS Arena, a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden, and May 14 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandwiched
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Settlement talks Sixteen lawyers crammed the tables next to Judge Bredar in the largest federal courtroom in Baltimore for the pre-trial hearing.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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Ultra-small chloroplasts could be weak collectors of light and carbon dioxide, or they may be crammed too tightly, like the contents of a large home stuffed into a studio apartment.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Moments later, the security cameras captured the suspects rushing out Avetyan's door with pillowcases stuffed with jewelry, handbags and family heirlooms, such as her grandfather's watch.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Plant life may manifest at your table scorched, deep-fried, pickled, smoked, stuffed, smashed or otherwise pushed to extremes.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, American families are getting squeezed by high gas prices, unaffordable housing, soaring grocery bills and out-of-touch politicians who are more focused on woke ideology than on real solutions.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Geneva coach Brad Wendell knew that Kastor’s slow start last season squeezed him out of the lineup.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Verb
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He became wedged in between the tug and the bridge and died from from multiple blunt-impact injuries.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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This should be the toughest reservation in town, because the chef Anastasia Dewi Tjahjadi cooks only one day a week (Selasa, or Tuesday) and there are just two folding tables and four stools, wedged between shelves at the back of a slim Indonesian grocery on Queens Boulevard.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Snell loaded the bases three batters into the game and gave up a run in the first inning.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The analytics group says that most Middle East cargoes loaded before the war have now been discharged, meaning the inventory drawdown will accelerate and local refining will slow.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sandwiched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwiched. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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