wedges

Definition of wedgesnext
present tense third-person singular of wedge
as in stuffs
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 wedges Dad opens the door, wedges it with his right foot, slips tokens into the slot. Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025 With the confidence of someone who knows that he is well loved, the 145-pound dog wedges himself right between his two owners, sprawling out and enjoying a cuddle. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedges
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  • Tramon Mark scores 21 points, Matas Vokietaitis (22 points) tops 20 points for the first time in SEC play, and Dailyn Swain stuffs the stat sheet with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
    Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Unbeknownst to everyone else, Louise stuffs the turkey costumes with actual exploding meat guts meant to soak the audience in an effort to be released from school early.
    Lillian Brown, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2023
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  • All this requires a lot of power, which puts a strain on the grid and squeezes local resources.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Instead, in order to protect their identities, their words are read aloud during re-enactments by powerhouse actresses such as Emma Thompson (who squeezes herself beneath an axle) and Kate Dickie (performing, as the nurse, on all fours on Kenmure Street itself).
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
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  • Thank the aluminum alloy construction, which sandwiches a beech and poplar TrueBlend core and provides tons of stability at speed.
    Benjamin Tepler, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This team sandwiches seaweed sheets and rice paste into five micro-thin layers; the next steps involve dehydrating, resting, frying and shaping the end result into small cylinders filled with a tiny dice of tuna, or maybe cod milt in the winter.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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  • Texas loads the bags without a ball reaching the outfield thanks to two infield singles and a Syracuse error.
    Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
  • And the carne asada fries loads shredded cheese and carne asada onto a bed of french fries, topped with two salsas, sour cream, cilantro and onions.
    Bee staff February 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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  • Instead, the show crams everything into a space that can't hold it, culminating in this past third season that exploded with too much of practically everything.
    Matthew Razak, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Television has always relied on big, gasp-inducing moments, but Murphy crams them in even at the expense of narrative cohesion.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That crud jams up the works of your coffee maker, slows brewing down, and impacts the taste of your morning brew.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The move effectively jams the upper chamber by including the repeal in the funding package without the necessary time to reverse course, giving the Senate no option but to approve it.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

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“Wedges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedges. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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