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
Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
When a trooper attempted to remove the driver from the car, police say the driver put the vehicle in drive and accelerated, causing the trooper's arm to be wedged inside the door.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Her videos showed the group behind the glass, with an object wedged into the door handles to prevent it from being opened.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The wetlands lie just west of Northwest 137th Avenue, wedged between urban Miami-Dade and the sprawling Everglades water-conservation area.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
In the midst of explaining the situation, the man spots a vehicle wedged between a few semi-trucks and helps assist the passengers inside of the vehicle.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Capitan was wedged tightly in the drain when rescuers reached him and began slowly pulling him free, taking care not to injure the pup.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
For context, heading into Thursday night’s action, he was wedged between one-on-one kings James Harden and DeMar DeRozan as the league leaders.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
And his home, a charming house painted red, is situated within Delray Equestrian Center, wedged among training grounds and horse boarding facilities.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 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
For decades, this half-square-mile town wedged between Costco and Highway 1 has been hiding in plain sight — a warehouse district turned open-air art gallery, where murals climb concrete walls and sculptors work in spaces that once stored industrial equipment.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
When a trooper attempted to remove the driver from the car, police say the driver put the vehicle in drive and accelerated, causing the trooper's arm to be wedged inside the door.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Her videos showed the group behind the glass, with an object wedged into the door handles to prevent it from being opened.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The wetlands lie just west of Northwest 137th Avenue, wedged between urban Miami-Dade and the sprawling Everglades water-conservation area.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
In the midst of explaining the situation, the man spots a vehicle wedged between a few semi-trucks and helps assist the passengers inside of the vehicle.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Capitan was wedged tightly in the drain when rescuers reached him and began slowly pulling him free, taking care not to injure the pup.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
For context, heading into Thursday night’s action, he was wedged between one-on-one kings James Harden and DeMar DeRozan as the league leaders.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
And his home, a charming house painted red, is situated within Delray Equestrian Center, wedged among training grounds and horse boarding facilities.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedged
Adjective
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Captain Ron Galaviz, the agency's chief public information officer, reported that there were 632 stuck or broken-down cars, 327 slide-offs and 423 car crashes.—
Jen Guadarrama,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
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Prices remain stuck within the range of $85,000 to $92,000, with selling pressure evident at each rally attempt.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of men were crammed into a two-hundred-and-fifteen-square-foot cell; one of them lost twenty-four pounds while in custody.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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The venue was crammed with excitable 20- and 30-something women, among them Willa Bennett, the editor of Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There was no stage, just a jammed pack restaurant with folks wondering who would win the title as the closest looking doppelganger to Williams, including guys and gals.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Air defense systems are costly Ukraine’s air force command said that 27 missiles and 315 drones were shot down or jammed, while five missiles and 24 drones hit 11 locations.—
Kamila Hrabchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The body of a month-old boy found in a duffel bag stuffed in a closet inside his family’s apartment was in an advanced state of decomposition — and his mother told cops her son hadn’t been home for at least two weeks before being arrested for hiding his corpse, prosecutors said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2005, the Herald reported that someone employed a toilet stuffed with trash to save their parking spot following a storm.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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End-to-end humanoid control Figure claims Helix 02 demonstrates a major step forward in humanoid autonomy by performing continuous, multi-minute tasks that require tight integration of locomotion, dexterity, and sensing.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Metals from copper to aluminum have powered higher in the opening weeks of 2026, as global investors pile into industrial commodities in bets on tighter supply, a weaker US dollar, and Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The best part of the orange — your orange, Chicago taxpayers — already has been squeezed for the most juice, likely explaining the sale.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Managers have become organizational shock absorbers, squeezed between executive decisions from above and team realities below.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In a super shoe like the Endorphin Pro, the carbon fiber plate sandwiched between midsole foam layers also adds significant cost to the build.—
Maggie Slepian,
Outside,
26 Jan. 2026
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Simons erased that deficit with two 3-pointers, sandwiched around a second-chance Williams dunk, as part of an 8-0 Celtics run that tied it at 88-88 early in the fourth quarter.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But since then Boston has loaded up, with Garrett Crochet, Ranger Suarez, Sonny Gray and Bello expected to lead a staff that could rank among the game’s elite.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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It gets loaded onto the truck and sent to Moscow, to be sold via Moscow to Astrakhan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Wedged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedged. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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