as in stuck
firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
the pebble in the heel of his shoe was pretty well wedged
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as in crammed
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 wedged
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
No 10 Morgan Gibbs-White was one-v-two against the Villa double pivot, while goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez found easy out balls with wedged passes to either full-back.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The rest of Chung’s edit features plenty more outwear, as well as a tartan gilet, stripped knits, and a wedged wellington boot—all speaking to Chung’s own personal style, with a campaign shot by Tim Walker that was inspiration by Chung’s festival looks through the years.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
The custom footwear, which resembled a wedged bootie, sparked a wave of admiration from fans on X, with many commenting that it's bound to set a new trend.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The clogs have a subtle wedged heel for support, which many people say helps with issues like plantar fasciitis.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2024
Style yours with a belt at the waist to accentuate your figure, and add a pair of wedged heels in black if your dress is colorful.
—Essence, 10 July 2024
Taylor Dearden brought the hybrid shoe trend to the Emmy Awards 2025, opting for wedged sneaker heels.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Between 7,500 and 10,000 of them live in Odzala-Kokoua National Park—wedged between the borders of Cameroon and Gabon.
—Mary Holland, Air Mail, 25 Apr. 2026
An unserialized gun was also found in Torres-Felix’s car, but prosecutors contend it was wedged between the seats and not easily accessible.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Instead of pitons that damaged the rock walls climbers were ascending, Chouinard Equipment started selling chocks, metal anchors that could be wedged into existing cracks in the rock.
—Tony Biasotti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The 16-month-old girl died April 8, 2025, from what the Medical Examiner’s Office ruled was accidental asphyxia after her head got wedged between a plastic cot and a crib’s railing.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Hoboken is a dense urban settlement of sixty-five thousand wedged between the river to the east and the three-hundred-foot-tall Palisades to the west.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
These plants and fungi have been left to co-evolve, alone but together, for millions of years, wedged between mountain and sea as if on a remote island.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
He's got a nice little nook wedged in there.
—Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Sang Lan tried eating rice and bread crusts — both local folk remedies to dislodge wedged fish bones.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
No 10 Morgan Gibbs-White was one-v-two against the Villa double pivot, while goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez found easy out balls with wedged passes to either full-back.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The rest of Chung’s edit features plenty more outwear, as well as a tartan gilet, stripped knits, and a wedged wellington boot—all speaking to Chung’s own personal style, with a campaign shot by Tim Walker that was inspiration by Chung’s festival looks through the years.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
The custom footwear, which resembled a wedged bootie, sparked a wave of admiration from fans on X, with many commenting that it's bound to set a new trend.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The clogs have a subtle wedged heel for support, which many people say helps with issues like plantar fasciitis.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2024
Style yours with a belt at the waist to accentuate your figure, and add a pair of wedged heels in black if your dress is colorful.
—Essence, 10 July 2024
Taylor Dearden brought the hybrid shoe trend to the Emmy Awards 2025, opting for wedged sneaker heels.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
Everything that goes on in Xang’s world feels like it’s wedged between dusk and dawn.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Between 7,500 and 10,000 of them live in Odzala-Kokoua National Park—wedged between the borders of Cameroon and Gabon.
—Mary Holland, Air Mail, 25 Apr. 2026
An unserialized gun was also found in Torres-Felix’s car, but prosecutors contend it was wedged between the seats and not easily accessible.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Instead of pitons that damaged the rock walls climbers were ascending, Chouinard Equipment started selling chocks, metal anchors that could be wedged into existing cracks in the rock.
—Tony Biasotti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The 16-month-old girl died April 8, 2025, from what the Medical Examiner’s Office ruled was accidental asphyxia after her head got wedged between a plastic cot and a crib’s railing.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Hoboken is a dense urban settlement of sixty-five thousand wedged between the river to the east and the three-hundred-foot-tall Palisades to the west.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
These plants and fungi have been left to co-evolve, alone but together, for millions of years, wedged between mountain and sea as if on a remote island.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
He's got a nice little nook wedged in there.
—Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedged
Adjective
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Kafka—who was from Prague, just over a hundred miles from here—stuck humans into impossible situations in his novels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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His new album, Sd-3, gets it nice and stuck.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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What takes years of planning for many restaurateurs is crammed into this tiny timeframe, complete with design choices, menu creation and shopping, and on top of that, an actual restaurant service.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of residents crammed into City Hall, filling multiple overflow rooms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the hallway, the door was still jammed.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Steelers posted a video of fans lined up in broad daylight, and by the time ESPN was showing aerial shots on TV, the area outside Acrisure Stadium looked absolutely jammed.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Officials said the unnamed 38-year-old Thai woman was carrying about 22 pounds of cocaine stuffed into three plush toys.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sturm was trying to formulate an answer for why his team stuffed an amateur hour’s worth of bumbles into Sunday’s opening 20 minutes.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Bruins managed to keep it tight through the end of the first, with the Sabres taking that 1-0 lead into the first intermission.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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In Illinois, Deppert says rising energy demand is feeding into already tight margins for farmers.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Traditional paths to entry-level work, especially in tech, are already being squeezed as companies automate routine work.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Margins on low-cost airlines are always tight, and fuel is an outsized cost which means they’re already being squeezed hard by the energy shock.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made the remarks in Saint Petersburg, where he is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, having sandwiched a trip to Oman in between visits to main mediator Pakistan over the past few days.—
April 27,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Golden State—the fourth-largest economy in the world—essentially operates as an island sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean on one side and mountainous terrain on the other.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With the bases loaded and nobody out, Freddy Fermin’s fly ball to left field drove in Bogaerts.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Tickets for Saturday will not be valid for the makeup doubleheader, but fans who already purchased tickets will receive a digital voucher loaded into their My Mets Tickets account, and will be accessible Sunday morning.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Wedged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedged. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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