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 Harbaugh and Stanford defeated Carroll and the Trojans in Pac-12 games in 2007 and 2009, sandwiching a loss in 2008. Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025 Generations of people have made this gooey treat around the campfire, toasting marshmallows to perfection (or burnt, as some prefer), adding chocolate and sandwiching them between graham crackers. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025 Venables’ time in Norman has been a rollercoaster, sandwiching a 10-win season between a pair of 6-7 campaigns. Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025 Nottingham Forest host Brentford and West Ham, sandwiching a trip to Crystal Palace, who could well be fatigued given their European commitments. Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandwiching
Verb
  • So cramming those two tones together is a hard thing to do.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Government funding has been appropriated this way for the past nine fiscal years, with Congress cramming 108 spending measures into 13 bills.
    Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Record high inflation and a weak yen are also squeezing households and driving up living costs.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • All the while, overall streaming growth has slowed in recent years, squeezing artists’ margins even further.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Moreover, as the show delves into the mystery behind the academy’s founding and its benefactors, Evelyn’s manipulation tactics become apparent, wedging even the closest pupils apart and establishing a hierarchy among the Tall Pines Academy staff.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The band were already distinguishing themselves by wedging huge, chunky-salsa riffs underneath the scabrous noise of the EP.
    Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The unnecessary teensy twin spoilers seem to serve no purpose beyond making loading things into the bed of the truck harder.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Published in the journal PLOS One, the study examined how running with a stroller affects loading forces on the body.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The system also includes jamming deception integration.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Richie danced his way onto the stage and spent the next five minutes jamming out with Lipa and her band.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Sandwiching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwiching. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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