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Recent Examples of wedge
The driver lost control, and the car became wedged between a light pole and a tree, according to the local station.
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Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
His left oar became wedged in the tangle of wood.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
The California Highway Patrol closed one lane of the southbound I-15 Freeway near Eastvale after a dump truck wedged its trailer into an overpass.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The liveliest glimpses of life seemed wedged between the old, unreconstructed city and the shinier, up-and-coming version.
—John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
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Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
His left oar became wedged in the tangle of wood.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
The California Highway Patrol closed one lane of the southbound I-15 Freeway near Eastvale after a dump truck wedged its trailer into an overpass.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The liveliest glimpses of life seemed wedged between the old, unreconstructed city and the shinier, up-and-coming version.
—John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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Its basic ingredients include tequila, lime juice (ideally freshly squeezed), orange liqueur like triple sec, and usually salt on the rim.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Many are no doubt operating with the salary-cap space required to squeeze an extension for McDuffie into their budget.—
Sam McDowell
February 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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This can maintain some stability and consistency on the back end of a franchise’s operation, rather than rushing an entirely new system into place and cramming for the annual test that is building an NFL roster.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Backpacks are great for cramming a lot into a small space while staying organized and lightweight.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Kish loves Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery for baked goods and lunch; Simmons became a repeat breakfast regular and recommends the Pogacha (a Polish bun stuffed with egg, cheese, and sausage).—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
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More cheers rang out across Riviera — Max Greyserman with a hole-in-one on the 14th, Tommy Fleetwood jarring one for eagle from the fairway on the 15th, and Kitayama stuffing his tee shot on the par-3 16th and then barely clearing the bunker to set up a two-putt birdie on the par-5 17th.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Among those sandwiched far back from the leaders was Bart Swings, a silver medalist in the first Olympic mass sprint in 2018 and a gold medalist in Beijing.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Either sandwich the stain between paper towels, or place a clean paper bag or cloth on top.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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The snowpack the skiers had been travelling on had a weak layer that had been loaded up with snow, making conditions ripe for an avalanche, according to Chris Feutrier, USDA forest supervisor for the Tahoe National Forest.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Stay in car, items will be loaded for you.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
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Someone with a deep connection to Texas A&M University may be able to put aside their bias and give the University of Texas a fair trial, the judge noted a couple of times in the echoey downtown Fort Worth courtroom jammed with nine defendants.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 17,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Feb. 2026
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This stellar density is found at the heart of galaxies, but there are also non-central regions of galaxies in which stars are also jammed together tightly.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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