wedging

verb

present participle of wedge
as in squeezing
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 wedging Nathan created an atmosphere of tension that backfired spectacularly by wedging a distance between himself and his deckhands and strengthening the bond between Joe and Cooper. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 Which West team has the best chance of wedging its way into the OKC-San Antonio tier? — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 29 May 2026 The Cook County medical examiner’s office found that the fatal shot pierced Rivera’s skin near her left armpit and traveled through both her lungs, wedging itself in her ribs, autopsy records show. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Water flossers can help remove impacted food from around bridges and wires, places where wedging floss might be uncomfortable or difficult. — Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 1 Apr. 2026 The Tucson hit both vehicles and an unoccupied NYPD vehicle before finally coming to a stop after slamming into and wedging under an 18-wheel tractor-trailer. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026 As Sundance became a global icon, part of its identity stemmed from wedging this gorilla of a festival into the birdcage of a tiny resort town. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Feb. 2026 The couple often kept the window closed by wedging a pole into the window track, records show, but knew that some of the children in the home had learned how to remove it the previous December. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026 Yet more squatters arrived, wedging homes and alleys into the most improbable gaps. — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedging
  1. squeezing
  2. cramming
  3. loading
  4. jamming
  5. sandwiching
Verb
  • Instead, Israel's military has expanded its control to roughly 70% of Gaza, squeezing more than 2 million Palestinians near the sea's edge.
    — Anas Baba, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Kyiv's retaliatory attacks mean Russian exports are now also stuck, further squeezing global supply.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of squeezing
Verb
  • The same push toward cramming AI into every corner is also happening on Windows 11, where Microsoft Copilot promises to be helpful.
    — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The common thread among them is many, many hours spent cramming parenting and their careers into each day.
    — Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of cramming
Verb
  • While the men were still loading their haul, bullets started flying.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As Veach recalled it, that began with venturing back into the Eagles’ library with a basket and loading it up with VHS tapes.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of loading
Verb
  • Furthermore, the report highlights electronic warfare, such as jamming, in addition to lasers or high-power microwaves meant to blind or damage satellite sensors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • These uncrewed aircraft support pilots in F-35s, F-22s, and future F-47s by scouting, jamming electronics, and transporting weapons.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of jamming
Verb
  • Tanner Scott got the heart of the Atlanta lineup in the eighth, sandwiching a grounder from Ozzie Albies around strikeouts of Olson and Drake Baldwin.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The mathematicians hoped to understand properties of one type of graph — a type that’s ubiquitous in mathematics and computer science but difficult to analyze — by sandwiching it, in a mathematically rigorous way, between two simpler graphs.
    — Paulina Rowińska, Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of sandwiching

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“Wedging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedging. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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