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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
All three qualities are on display in a weekend retreat the firm designed on Shelter Island, a bucolic haven wedged between Long Island’s North and South Forks, just up the road from The Hamptons. — Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 4 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 Officers located a single vehicle wedged under the Spur 280 bridge. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026 With her fingers, Guadalupe Espinoza lightly traced the lettering engraved on a slanted monument wedged alongside the courtyard at the LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 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
  • Why this scam targets parents so well Parents are wired to respond when a child sounds stuck.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • However, parts of the Southeast will remain stuck in the 90s for much of next week.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • Parents pushed strollers with infants, as men, women and children of all ages crammed onto the street.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • As rain pummeled the lawn in front of the Hatch Shell in Boston, thousands crammed underneath a nearby tunnel to stay dry.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 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
  • Bags on nerds Gummy Clusters, croutons and cheese (hold the lettuce), gas station food, ice cream for breakfast, and an Arby’s angus cheesesteak stuffed with macaroni and cheese could all serve as protective fare against the parasite.
    — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • So are cherries, which are reaching their seasonal peak, and gyros stuffed with fresh lettuce.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of stuffed
Adjective
  • Despite persistent inflation and tighter household budgets, Bankrate analyst Alex Gailey says even small financial adjustments can make a meaningful difference over time.
    — Bonnie Laden, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Pilots are launching into a bottleneck already packed with ferries, commercial vessels, and tour boats, while sharing tight overhead airspace with NYPD, news, and helicopters, often with limited visibility.
    — Janet Handal, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
Definition of tight
Verb
  • But if rates stay high for an extended period, more marginal borrowers can be squeezed by interest servicing costs.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Others in Stuyimby came through the experience of watching their parents get squeezed by the market.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • 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
  • The 1,000-acre section of land, known as Arborside, is sandwiched between Interstate 470 and Lake Jacomo along Todd George Parkway.
    — Nathan Pilling July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of sandwiched
Verb
  • The implosion came in the third inning when Manaea loaded the bases with two outs, with the Mets already down 1-0.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • Webb allowed three straight singles following McCarthy’s homer, then walked a batter with the bases loaded to gift the Rockies their second run.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of loaded

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