wedge

as in to squeeze
to fit (people or things) into a tight space managed to wedge one last book onto the bookshelf

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Recent Examples on the Web Hussam Abu Ajwa Tala was the middle child and, for most of her life, the only girl in the family, wedged between two brothers, until her youngest sibling, a sister, was born about a year ago. Aya Batrawy, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024 By Jonathan Burgos, Forbes Staff Bacha Coffee at Singapore’s iconic Marina Bay Sands is wedged between Armani and Zara stores. Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 So, in one of the more complicated maneuvers any team made this deadline, Gomes got on the phone and wedged the Dodgers into the middle of those trade talks. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 Maryland’s delegates were wedged between others from Alaska, Louisiana and South Dakota on the floor. Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for wedge 

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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.

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