sandwiching

present participle of sandwich
as in cramming
to fit (people or things) into a tight space sandwiched six kids into the backseat somehow

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Recent Examples of sandwiching The Scots, featuring All-American senior wide receiver Wesley Winn, have won two of the past three meetings against King’s Academy, sandwiching a 13-0 loss around a 55-54 overtime win in 2023 and a 28-24 victory last season. Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 The second leg is at the Amex on August 27, the two legs sandwiching their opening Premier League fixture at home to Aston Villa on August 23. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Boston College’s two wins came in the first and last weeks of the season against Fordham and Syracuse, sandwiching 10 straight losses. ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 Since pattern sandwiching isn’t exactly for decorating wallflowers, color (and lots of it) is welcomed. Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026 The strategy is to buy the call option one strike below the current price and simultaneously sell the call option one strike above it, effectively sandwiching the live price between my strikes. Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Then, a foot or so off the ground, weave string between the plants (around the front of the first plant, then the back of the second plant, and so on), ultimately sandwiching the plants between the taut string. Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026 These Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches are an ALDI shopper favorite—made with soft cookies sandwiching vanilla icing. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 May 2026 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who won four straight world titles from 2021 to 2024, has had a sixth and an eighth sandwiching a DNF (did not finish). David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandwiching
Verb
  • The common thread among them is many, many hours spent cramming parenting and their careers into each day.
    Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Kim was a relatively normal teenager who, while cramming for tests and navigating crushes, also had to save the world from any villain who wished to do harm.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries are squeezing diesel supplies.
    Jeffrey Collins, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The antitrust balloon-squeezing phenomenon is well documented.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Which West team has the best chance of wedging its way into the OKC-San Antonio tier?
    The Athletic NBA Staff, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • The Cook County medical examiner’s office found that the fatal shot pierced Rivera’s skin near her left armpit and traveled through both her lungs, wedging itself in her ribs, autopsy records show.
    Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • So, when another milestone lands on the calendar—say, Nordstrom’s 125th Anniversary celebration—we’re more than happy to start loading up our carts.
    Madison San Miguel, Allure, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Red Sox failed to score after loading the bases without a hit in the fifth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In other words…the exact group of people who might still be jamming to Macklemore.
    Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Electronic warfare can disrupt some unmanned systems, but autonomous drones, resistant communications links and other technologies can make jamming less reliable.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Sandwiching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwiching. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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