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 That said, Murden is sure to use it on nights when skin feels hydrated—sandwiching the retinal in between a nourishing toner and occlusive face cream for good measure. — Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 25 May 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 If that’s the case for you, try sandwiching muted tones like mustard and mauve between lighter, brighter pastels. — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026 Their early departure, however, has raised questions of NASA's ability to handle the logistics of sandwiching the Crew-11 return and Crew-12's launch around what is arguably NASA's biggest mission in over 50 years. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026 Povec has successfully miniaturized this automotive tech, sandwiching it into a sleek frame. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026

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Verb

An early 2022 op-ed in the University of Calgary’s student newspaper described the idea as the antithesis of hustle culture, one that finds satisfaction in mundane tasks rather than cramming productivity into every waking moment.

— Allison Palmer July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
This is an impressive chip, cramming nearly 100 billion transistors onto a piece of silicon roughly the size of a fingernail.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of cramming

Verb

Planning a Broadway show night in New York City means squeezing a full day into the blocks around Times Square, and the right pre-Broadway show itinerary can turn a two-hour ticket into a memorable outing.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
The result is a new generation of patients planning trips around treatments rather than squeezing appointments into an existing vacation.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of squeezing

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

Riyadh has been diverting about four million barrels a day of crude oil from their east-west pipeline over to Yanbu, loading tankers, many of which are going out the Red Sea, data provided by Lipow showed.

— Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Add 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide to the washer drum or the automatic bleach dispenser before loading white clothes into the washer.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 July 2026

Definition of loading

Verb

In the video, the rocker struts around in stage dressed in all black with slick white boots, jamming on his guitar.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
The device uses a pealess design, which means there are fewer moving parts inside, and the risk of them jamming from sand or dust is much smaller.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 15 July 2026