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
Which West team has the best chance of wedging its way into the OKC-San Antonio tier?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 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.
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Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
Yet more squatters arrived, wedging homes and alleys into the most improbable gaps.
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Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Video showed federal agents on Tuesday breaking the passenger side window of the car while attempting to stop the female driver, who appeared to be wedging agents between her vehicle and another car blocking the road.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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.
—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 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
Video showed federal agents on Tuesday breaking the passenger side window of the car while attempting to stop the female driver, who appeared to be wedging agents between her vehicle and another car blocking the road.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedging
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Of course, attempts to get more revenue out of taxpayers would carry political risks, but voters have been open to squeezing the wealthy.
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Coach Spencer Carbery has done a masterful job of both squeezing what’s left out of the franchise’s best-ever player — Ovechkin led the Caps in both goals (32) and points (64) in 2025-26 — while simultaneously masking the deficiencies that come with age.
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This is an impressive chip, cramming nearly 100 billion transistors onto a piece of silicon roughly the size of a fingernail.
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The trip took 76 days, with van Dongen splitting time between hours on his bike and cramming into an RV in parks and towns around the country.
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Cihlar recommends beginners avoid loading up too soon, while men who are already regularly active and lift weights can typically handle a 20- or 30-pound plate from the start.
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How to Start Rucking Safely Experts recommend conditioning the body before loading up a pack, especially for men over 40 returning to exercise.
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In 1976, Miami Marine Stadium’s bicentennial fireworks show drew a causeway-jamming capacity crowd of 15,000 while a downtown Miami parade attracted about 5,000 people.
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Russia responded by outfitting the glide bombs with Kometa satellite navigation modules that are more resistant to jamming.
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That said, Murden is sure to use it on nights when skin feels hydrated—sandwiching the retinal in between a nourishing toner and occlusive face cream for good measure.
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Then, a foot or so off the ground, weave string between the plants (around the front of the first plant, then the back of the second plant, and so on), ultimately sandwiching the plants between the taut string.
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“Wedging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedging. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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