Thesaurus results for WEDGES

wedges

verb

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 Add a burst of brightness to a quieter color scheme by way of vibrant shoes like the chartreuse wedges above. — Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 His constant companion since Claudine’s death is a small white Havanese dog named Ginger who wedges in next to him on his customary chair in his living room. — Amy Driscoll, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026 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

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Wilson is again a dominant force on both ends of the floor, stuffs the box score with points, rebounds and blocks, and has improved every season while keeping the Aces as a perennial contender.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026

Definition of stuffs

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The jobs market has been resilient even as stubbornly high inflation squeezes businesses and households.

— Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Glen Arbor to Traverse City On the Leelanau Peninsula, M-22 squeezes onto a narrow isthmus between Lake Michigan and Lake Leelanau, landing in the resort community of Leland.

— Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of squeezes

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Don’t assume that because your homepage loads quickly on office Wi-Fi, every patient has the same experience.

— Chris Zelig, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The main sleeper pod packs down small to store easily at home, then loads neatly into small and midsize vans only to burst out the tailgate at camp and create an instant bedroom.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of loads

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Neutron stars are considered so extreme because the process that creates them crams between one and two times the mass of the sun down into a sphere with a width of around 12 miles (20 kilometers).

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The MatePad Air crams six speakers into its thin body and, thanks to its big battery, can play videos for up to 16 hours.

— Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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