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 of wedge The air fryer, which her husband placed, was awkwardly wedged into a strip of counter between the stove and the refrigerator. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 Photo : Gabriel Zimmer/Catskill Image The home cantilevers overs a brick base that’s wedged into the sloping landscape. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025 The shots include a picture of the tabby cat wedged in a tight spot under the car's hood and an image of a rescuer petting the feline after freeing the animal. Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Schenn’s empty-net marker with 1:47 to play was wedged between Vatrano’s 19th goal of the season with 3:02 remaining in regulation and Killorn’s tally, his 13th of 2024-25, with 43 seconds left. Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wedge
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  • For now, the researchers have left the ship in situ, partially covering it with original soil and squeezing wet sponges onto it to preserve moisture.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • And kids of all ages are putting on their finest clothes, squeezing on their caps, and getting ready to walk across that stage.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • This slim volume by Benoît Gallot, its enthusiastic head conservator since 2018, is as crammed with quirky facts as the 110-acre cemetery is crammed with burial plots.
    Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
  • All of human nature, like the best and the worst of humanity is crammed onto a glacier for two months.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • Chances are it would be stuffed into a 1970s-era Chevelle or a slick '69 Camaro.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Is stuffing your face with raw greens a goofy gimmick — or a legit healthy shortcut to add more produce to your diet?
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • One Water Wise project was installed at the behest of Brenda Lomax-Brown, whose neighborhood, Hollygrove-Dixon, is sandwiched between an interstate and a state highway and is often waterlogged.
    Cara Buckley, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Once cooled, the cookies get sandwiched with a dreamy maple-cream cheese frosting that’s smooth, not too sweet, and rich enough to hold its own.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • Too Much Freezing – Again, extraction-y things a bit here, but there is a lot of dead time spent pausing, going through drops, waiting for things to load, trying to select certain things over others from dead enemies.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Larnach hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning and Byron Buxton later homered as the Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3 at Target Field. Larnach also singled in a run in the fourth inning for the Twins, who only scored once despite loading the bases in each of the first three innings.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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  • Among the methods being examined: Using radio signals to jam drones or force them to land.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Anecdotally jamming losses may be as high as 50% for some units, but Birds of Magyar are starting to deploy fiber optic FPVs which are immune to jamming, including this one which flew underground in a building used by Russian soldiers.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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