sandwiches

present tense third-person singular of sandwich
as in stuffs
to fit (people or things) into a tight space sandwiched six kids into the backseat somehow

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Recent Examples of sandwiches Our simplified sheet-pan method sandwiches rich mocha glaze with almond cake. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 10 Sep. 2026 Thank the aluminum alloy construction, which sandwiches a beech and poplar TrueBlend core and provides tons of stability at speed. — Benjamin Tepler, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026 This team sandwiches seaweed sheets and rice paste into five micro-thin layers; the next steps involve dehydrating, resting, frying and shaping the end result into small cylinders filled with a tiny dice of tuna, or maybe cod milt in the winter. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026 The Japanese-Style Egg Salad Sandwich sandwiches egg salad made with Kewpie Mayonnaise (a Japanese mayo) between slices of milk bread. — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 The secret to these bars is using confectioners’ sugar in the dough to get a crisp edge with a soft center bite that sandwiches a gooey, cinnamon sugar ribbon running through the middle. — Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025 This technology has taken more than a decade to develop and consists of a three-layer diaphragm that sandwiches a soft foam layer between two layers of blended paper, resin and ZYLON, the high-performance material used in Yamaha’s flagship hi-fi speakers. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandwiches
Verb
  • Wilson is again a dominant force on both ends of the floor, stuffs the box score with points, rebounds and blocks, and has improved every season while keeping the Aces as a perennial contender.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Bugs Bunny jams himself against the edge and grits his teeth in agony.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Keanu Reeves jams out with his band, Dogstar, at their concert at Carlswerk Victoria in Cologne, Germany on July 2.
    — Brendan Le Updated, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • The main sleeper pod packs down small to store easily at home, then loads neatly into small and midsize vans only to burst out the tailgate at camp and create an instant bedroom.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Either use a fragile design that loads atoms well but breaks under high heat conditions or a sturdy design that handles heat well but not the atoms.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The MatePad Air crams six speakers into its thin body and, thanks to its big battery, can play videos for up to 16 hours.
    — Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Director Allan Deberton crams much story and characterization in those opening frames.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That means if a trade war squeezes household spending, disrupts supply chains or generates ill will among local constituencies, there’s a chance the NHL (and at least 10 clubs) feels the pinch.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • People’s financial margin for error is generally pretty small, and just the rising cost of most everything just squeezes them more and more.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Add a burst of brightness to a quieter color scheme by way of vibrant shoes like the chartreuse wedges above.
    — Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
  • His constant companion since Claudine’s death is a small white Havanese dog named Ginger who wedges in next to him on his customary chair in his living room.
    — Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026

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“Sandwiches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwiches. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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