Thesaurus results for SANDWICHING

sandwiching

verb

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 roommates’ incompatible goals and perennial brokeness lead to side-splitting conflicts, with Shelby cramming for her GED while Kaitlin’s greatest ambition is to throw an epic island party.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of cramming

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

Definition of wedging

Verb

Writer Cassie Hurwitz tracked down the best moving companies, professional packers, and tips for loading everything into your new home.

— Cassie Hurwitz, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2026
After loading the AliExpress homepage, audio from his phone stopped playing over his multipoint headphones, which accept connections from more than one device at a time.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of loading

Verb

The idea came from a local band known as Hollyy that started jamming near Belmont Harbor last summer.

— Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Along with jamming out with Limbani, Lee also collaborated on a painting with the chimp, which sold at auction for $5,000, funds that will go to support Save the Chimps’ animals.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026