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Recent Examples of wedge
The episode takes a more unfortunate turn when Fielder, grasping at straws after Rep. Graves passes on a meeting, tries to wedge his way into a subcommittee meeting by flashing his accidental appeal to the neurodivergent.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 May 2025
The bedroom and bathroom are in the back of the building, a nice placement (ideal for a couple with different bedtimes, for instance), and both rooms have windows, although the bedroom window is kind of wedged into a corner.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Apr. 2025
The giants don’t need your money A new campaign is encouraging visitors to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland to stop wedging coins between the stones.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Nearby, a yellow newspaper vending box was wedged between a white Chrysler and a parking meter.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 May 2025
The bedroom and bathroom are in the back of the building, a nice placement (ideal for a couple with different bedtimes, for instance), and both rooms have windows, although the bedroom window is kind of wedged into a corner.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Apr. 2025
The giants don’t need your money A new campaign is encouraging visitors to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland to stop wedging coins between the stones.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Nearby, a yellow newspaper vending box was wedged between a white Chrysler and a parking meter.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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In some towns, utility poles were removed so the caravans could squeeze through.—
Angela Jackson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Hundreds of people squeezed into the Jewish Community Center in Boulder, Colo., for a vigil that featured prayer, singing and emotional testimony from a victim and witnesses of the firebombing attack in the city’s downtown, after a federal judge blocked the deportation of the suspect’s family.—
Colleen Slevin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The city’s extensive labyrinth of catacombs was nearby as well, underground ossuaries crammed full of the skeletal remains of millions of Parisians.—
Anelise Chen
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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Open spaces and gardens were crammed with cane, cacti, fig trees and pigeon coos.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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No, Johnson wanted to talk about the, um, elephants (?) in the room, eventually making Fallon give her a tissue to stuff down the front of her outfit.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
5 June 2025
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Seaweed is toasted to order, and the restaurant’s signature hand roll comes stuffed with blue crab, shrimp, salmon belly and cucumber.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The tavern burger had a thick patty cooked to a perfect medium rare and a heap of pickles sandwiched between a Balthazar bun.—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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Out of all the tests undertaken in the study, the buffer layer with the carbon on top of the tin (with the tin sandwiched between the carbon layer and the current collector) showed the best performance.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 June 2025
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Players were able to load in early and play a Tie-Fighter vs X-Wing dogfighting game for a couple hours prior to the event going live which was pretty fun.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Yankees starter Will Warren issued back-to-back walks to load the bases and was replaced by Brent Headrick.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Among the methods being examined: Using radio signals to jam drones or force them to land.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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While resupply can be done with only limited user interactions and limited control system, shooting requires a direct user feed, which is susceptible to jamming.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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