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adjective

ˈwejd How to pronounce wedged (audio)
Definition of wedgednext
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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wedged

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verb

past tense of wedge
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
Verb
Strands of her hair were wedged along the driver-side door jamb, and the vehicle’s trunk had been popped open. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The Honda became partially wedged under the Cadillac during the crash and also overturned, police said. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Kaminski threw first quarter touchdown passes of 14 yards to Korey Tai and 15 yards to Nathan Hromadka while Lawson wedged a 4-yard scoring run between the two. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 An aircraft tire was also found in a bedroom, and some of the landing gear was wedged under a car, the documents show. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 In addition, an awkward meeting between Ed and a smooth literary agent (Jake Lacy), along with a mini-subplot involving phone calls from Ed’s frustrated sister about their dying brother, come off slightly wedged in. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The kitten had survived more than 11 hours and almost 800 miles wedged in the undercarriage. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Four bulbs of a Medusa lamp backlit the makeshift bar wedged underneath the staircase. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 Spencer told me about trucks getting stuck on narrow roads after their drivers followed faulty directions; in June, a woman wedged her car onto light-rail tracks in Seattle. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedged
  1. stuck
  2. crammed
  3. jammed
  4. stuffed
  5. tight
  6. squeezed
  7. sandwiched
  8. loaded
Adjective
  • The Georgia Tech biologist works with treelike clusters of genetically identical yeast cells that remain stuck together after cell division.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The hotter market for luxury properties comes at a time when the broader housing market remains stuck in a yearslong rut.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • Still, every spare inch is crammed with more than 32 different kinds of orchids imported from around the world, including such beauties as the flame-like Epidendrum radicans and the rare Dimorphorchis lowii.
    — Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Aliens land in Johannesburg in 1982 seeking refuge, but instead they're crammed into an internment camp called District 9.
    — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of crammed
Adjective
  • The boat was packed with narrow benches, which in turn were jammed with children.
    — Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Residents described idling in traffic as roads became jammed with evacuees.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of jammed
Verb
  • Cash was sometimes shipped around the country hidden inside Squishmallows stuffed toys, with about $25,000 packed into each one, according to the indictment.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In Boston, each of the new 425-square-foot wellness rooms at the Dagny has a Peloton bike and a Technogym bench stuffed with dumbbells, elastic bands, and knuckle weights.
    — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuffed
Adjective
  • Kevin Jairaj / Imagn Images During an early August practice, Hurts was unusually expressive after completing a deep pass down the middle to Elijah Moore in tight coverage.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Room for Disagreement Some Democrats were worried less about their individual candidates or the DCCC’s ability to compete, and more about the Democratic National Committee’s ability to help candidates in tight raises.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of tight
Verb
  • Add in Braxton Berrios, the Giants’ punt returner and backup slot receiver, and that squeezed Slayton out.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Independent designers, once a discovery engine, were being squeezed, while the biggest brands put more investment into their own stores, creating a dichotomy in experiences that Bron felt was palpable.
    — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • Bolton spent a week this summer in Kansas City, sandwiched by two World Cup matches, and wandered into the team facility.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In that sense, hitting one in his second career at-bat, which was sandwiched by two strikeouts, was fitting.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sandwiched
Verb
  • Saturday put that to the test, when Wheeler again loaded the bases with no outs in the first.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Michael Conforto continued his strong season with a solo home run in the third, his 14th of the year, and Happ’s two-run single with the bases loaded that inning extended the Cubs’ lead.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of loaded

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