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 north project could be on a 50-acre plot wedged at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Florida’s Turnpike, east of Starkey Road. Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025 Durham shadows Ali with his tape recorder, wedging his microphone between Ali and Joe Frazier as the pair drive from Philadelphia to New York. Melina Moe may 19, Literary Hub, 19 May 2025 Without this kind of grip, the thin, rounded bottom corner of the Joy-Cons ends up wedged oddly between the fleshy parts of your palm. ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025 The guides climbed back into the canoes and wedged their paddles into the gravel to hold us in position. Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wedge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
Verb
  • Marlene alleged her son grabbed and started to squeeze her throat.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • Kalvin Phillips squeezes a pass through the gap and into Omari Hutchinson, taking three Forest players out of the game.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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  • The sphere-packing problem — which asks how to cram balls into a (high-dimensional) box as efficiently as possible — is no exception.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 7 July 2025
  • Now, House leadership wants to cram this broken bill down our throats by rushing it to the floor while in the middle of discussions, completely disregarding their promises.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • The family moved from Temecula to Point Loma in December and most of the rings are still stuffed in boxes, sitting in the garage.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • Your next outdoor bash or beachside hang deserves some attention to the cookware and coolers you’re bound up grilling with and using to stuff to the brim with ice and beverages.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Schmidt, sandwiched between the two, almost certainly will be the next to go.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 July 2025
  • Tourism figures tend to slide in May, a month sandwiched between Spring Break and peak summer travel periods.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • The bases were loaded in the bottom of the inning with one out, and the Huskies were up to bat.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
  • Using Bellinger there allowed Boone to load up the lineup with left-handed bats against Mets right-hander Frankie Montas.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Fans of the pair were seen jamming out to their performance.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 July 2025
  • In a public shelter in Jaffa, Shai Steinhaus described how people from all backgrounds began jamming together on instruments.
    Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025

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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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