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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
That single deal signals that global capital has stopped treating five countries wedged between Russia and China as an afterthought. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Risk factors include placing an infant near something that could cover their nose or mouth, like a blanket or toys, or a location where their nose could get wedged, like a couch. — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 16 July 2026 After being rear-ended by another vehicle, a car left the roadway, struck a gas pump and became wedged between another vehicle and the pump, the release said. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026 Wrapped in red, white and blue, and with fine-grain sand wedged between his wriggling toes, Edward didn’t want the night to end. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 A couple thousand Bosnian fans, most in royal blue shirts, wedged into the south stands. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Originally part of an expansive green space, the Signers’ Monument today is wedged into the median of Greene Street across from Augusta’s municipal government building. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026 Some like to think that Supergirl being wedged between the success of Toy Story 5 and the upcoming Minions & Monsters amid the noise of the World Cup is a recipe for failure. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026 Phillip James Ellison grew up in the bootheel of Missouri, wedged between eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 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 gap between founders who build steadily and those who stay stuck in reactive mode year after year almost never comes down to capability.
    — Skye Blanks, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • One live roach on a warewash area cutting board, possibly the same one with five dead roaches stuck to it.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • Imagine you’re crammed inside a 40-foot-tall wooden horse with 20 other guys on a beach.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • All that and Muppets will be crammed into an 11-minute set curated by Martin on behalf of the anti-poverty group Global Citizen, which is producing this unprecedented musical interlude.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
Definition of crammed
Adjective
  • Yellowstone National Park reported a new visitation record in May, a month that brought jammed parking lots and delays to the park that’s largely in Wyoming with parts in Montana and Idaho.
    — Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • During busy times, intersections become jammed, and traffic slows down to a crawl.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of jammed
Verb
  • Expect pita foldies stuffed with wagyu, ahi tuna or falafel, breakfast pitas, smash burgers, Jamaican beef patties, vegan soft serve and smoothies like the Island Love (coconut milk, ginger) and the Queen City (matcha, kale, pineapple).
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
  • Part of her body was stuffed into the cadaver bag; other parts into a garbage bag.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of stuffed
Adjective
  • Slots and gates are valuable in congested airports like LaGuardia because tight airspace restrictions and crowded airports in a big city like New York cap airline growth.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Her tight smile squeezes tiny tears into the corners of her eyes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of tight
Verb
  • Tournament football isn’t generally conducive to pressing, with so many matches squeezed into such a short window, and without the cohesion that comes from club sides training together for months.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • My problem is the kart path along the road has 3 or so feet of grass between it and the road, then suddenly the grass narrows and is eventually gone before going over the bridge and everything is squeezed together.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • Cooke’s offers the gluten- (and dairy-) free Oyster Pond Bar from Chatham Ice Cream Bars, which features coconut-almond-chip ice cream sandwiched between soft almond macaroons with a chocolate topping.
    — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • The Blue Jays chased starter JP Sears (2-2) with singles sandwiched around the first out of the fifth before Guerrero greeted Brito with an RBI single.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of sandwiched
Verb
  • The Brewers loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth against Calvin Faucher (4-5), who came in to open the inning.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026
  • That came an inning after Manny Machado walked to the plate with one out and the bases loaded and grounded into a double play.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of loaded

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