as in stuck
firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
the rusty, old bolts were so well lodged that a power wrench was needed to extract them
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as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the landlord can legally lodge up to 20 people in his apartment building at one time
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as in nestled
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
our pet guinea pig lodged himself in the far corner of his cage and simply refused to come out
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as in embedded
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the gunman had managed to lodge a bullet in my back, just inches from my spine
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Recent Examples of lodged
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
On a hike in 2005, Flod came across a truck tire lodged between two boulders in Malibu Creek.
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Ryan Steven Green,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The pine tree that graced his yard since at least 1985 was firmly lodged in his garage while the top of a tree that obliterated his next door neighbor’s roof dangled precariously in his backyard.
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Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The second victim who survived, I’yahni Reynolds was struck by a shrapnel that lodged in her face.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Algeria lodged a protest with FIFA, but an investigation turned up no concrete evidence of the two teams truly colluding in a fix.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
SpongeBob cackles on a television lodged behind shatterproof glass.
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Ashley Andreou,
STAT,
22 June 2026
As French went back to make the play, his glove got lodged under the padding running across the top of the fence.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Earlier this month, an Iranian drone costing less than $30,000 lodged itself between the two pilots of a $40 million Apache helicopter, leading to the chopper’s crash.
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Nancy A. Youssef,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Verb
On June 3, Walden went to the hospital, where a CT scan revealed the metal bristle had become lodged in his bowel and had begun puncturing his intestine.
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Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
On a hike in 2005, Flod came across a truck tire lodged between two boulders in Malibu Creek.
—
Ryan Steven Green,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The pine tree that graced his yard since at least 1985 was firmly lodged in his garage while the top of a tree that obliterated his next door neighbor’s roof dangled precariously in his backyard.
—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
The second victim who survived, I’yahni Reynolds was struck by a shrapnel that lodged in her face.
—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Algeria lodged a protest with FIFA, but an investigation turned up no concrete evidence of the two teams truly colluding in a fix.
—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
SpongeBob cackles on a television lodged behind shatterproof glass.
—
Ashley Andreou,
STAT,
22 June 2026
As French went back to make the play, his glove got lodged under the padding running across the top of the fence.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Earlier this month, an Iranian drone costing less than $30,000 lodged itself between the two pilots of a $40 million Apache helicopter, leading to the chopper’s crash.
—
Nancy A. Youssef,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lodged
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Why this scam targets parents so well Parents are wired to respond when a child sounds stuck.
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However, parts of the Southeast will remain stuck in the 90s for much of next week.
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It was cast by the same foundry in London, Whitechapel Bell Foundry, that produced the original bell in 1752, now housed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
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During its first decades the seventeen-story building housed The Miami News.
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The event was a collaboration between Farm Party and the Solano Canyon Community Garden, which operates the 5-acre space nestled in Elysian Park.
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Morocco, which has the best shot of any CAF team of making a mid-July run, is very likely on a collision course with Mbappé’s crew, while four African teams are nestled in Argentina’s section of the bracket.
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Exploring the Galaxy Guided by the filmmakers and cast, audiences embark on a journey through the film’s most iconic settings, revealing the thoughtful layers of nostalgia embedded in each one.
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The 12% of CEOs who reported both cost and revenue gains were two to three times more likely to have embedded AI extensively across products, services and strategic decision-making rather than running isolated tactical projects.
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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Textron and the participating pilots also have to coordinate with the Special Olympics organizers to make sure all the athletes are accommodated appropriately.
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Extreme weather that experts say may be fueled by climate change has become a concern for producers, who say the problem should be accommodated with a more predictable purchase price.
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Le Tigrr Ermitage is the insider's pick—a hybrid Asian restaurant, cocktail bar, lounge, and club perched on the hill above Place des Lices, in the grounds of the historic Hôtel Ermitage.
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McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee.
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For many Venezuelans, the anger is rooted not in abstract politics but in intensely personal experiences of chaos, helplessness and institutional failure.
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The shoe itself remains fully rooted in Hoka’s performance DNA, even as it is positioned for lifestyle use.
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“Lodged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lodged. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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