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 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 The Bills’ offense had run 15 of the game’s previous 18 plays, sandwiching two long drives around a Denver three-and-out. Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 16 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 Lucibello’s version features two layers of puff pastry and pastry cream sandwiching a layer of tender cake. Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandwiching
Verb
  • The network had a two-way smuggling route between Algeria and Spain, transporting drugs to the African nation and cramming boats with migrants for the return trip to Spanish coastal towns, Spain’s Civil Guard said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The situation is also symptomatic of broader strains on the country's higher education system, where grossly limited spots leave millions cramming for months, or even years, and high-stakes entrance exams leave many of them burnt out and in debt.
    Sakshi Dayal, USA Today, 22 July 2026
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  • Washington is trying to choke Iran's ability to get its crude out while Tehran is squeezing the artery through which everybody else's crude gets through.
    Frank Andrews, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Chances are you answer emails while sitting in meetings, listen to podcasts while exercising, scroll your phone while standing in line and congratulate ourselves for squeezing more into every hour.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 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
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  • In response, Diez brought up Schaeffler’s plant in South Carolina, where Digit is working right now, loading greasy machine parts into an industrial washer.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Red Sox were limited to one run in the bottom of the 11th despite loading the bases with one out.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • At that point, onboard autonomy takes over, making control link jamming largely irrelevant, Azhnyuk said.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • There have been instances historically of drones crash-landing throughout the conflict due to electronic jamming as both Ukraine and Russia have used jamming to defend against incoming drones.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Sandwiching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwiching. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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