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
Moreover, as the show delves into the mystery behind the academy’s founding and its benefactors, Evelyn’s manipulation tactics become apparent, wedging even the closest pupils apart and establishing a hierarchy among the Tall Pines Academy staff.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
The band were already distinguishing themselves by wedging huge, chunky-salsa riffs underneath the scabrous noise of the EP.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Suite layouts eliminate any worry of wedging a crib into a bathroom or tight entryway.
—Margaux Lushing, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
But making Anna a music-biz manager trying to keep her heartbroken client Ella (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) from a meltdown on the eve of a big concert at the Wiltern is just a laborious way of wedging Anna’s former band, Pink Slip, into a splashy concert climax.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
The band were already distinguishing themselves by wedging huge, chunky-salsa riffs underneath the scabrous noise of the EP.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Suite layouts eliminate any worry of wedging a crib into a bathroom or tight entryway.
—Margaux Lushing, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
But making Anna a music-biz manager trying to keep her heartbroken client Ella (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) from a meltdown on the eve of a big concert at the Wiltern is just a laborious way of wedging Anna’s former band, Pink Slip, into a splashy concert climax.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedging
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Down 38-14 early in the fourth quarter, Texas staged one of the college football season’s more improbable rallies Saturday, scoring 31 unanswered points and squeezing past Mississippi State 45-38 in overtime.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic’s steep terrain will force air upward, wringing out more moisture from the storm, just like squeezing a wet sponge, turning tropical humidity into torrents racing downhill.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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So cramming those two tones together is a hard thing to do.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Government funding has been appropriated this way for the past nine fiscal years, with Congress cramming 108 spending measures into 13 bills.—
Lazaro Gamio,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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After Oracle 's huge $18 billion bond sale last month, the market has become a little more wary of AI companies loading up on debt to spend on AI.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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This time, Wilson activated his bullpen as Castillo waded through the next four batters, loading the bases for lefty Daulton Varsho.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The all-weather aircraft executed a series of precise manoeuvres, including a hover salute, backward ascent, and vertical climb, before deploying jamming flares in a vivid display of battlefield readiness.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Restaurants and drug stores catered to crowds jamming doorways.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Harbaugh and Stanford defeated Carroll and the Trojans in Pac-12 games in 2007 and 2009, sandwiching a loss in 2008.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Generations of people have made this gooey treat around the campfire, toasting marshmallows to perfection (or burnt, as some prefer), adding chocolate and sandwiching them between graham crackers.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Wedging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedging. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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