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Recent Examples of wedge
Some like to think that Supergirl being wedged between the success of Toy Story 5 and the upcoming Minions & Monsters amid the noise of the World Cup is a recipe for failure.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Phillip James Ellison grew up in the bootheel of Missouri, wedged between eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Officers located a single vehicle wedged under the Spur 280 bridge.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Grand Staircase-Escalante is a roughly two-million-acre territory wedged between Bryce and Capitol Reef and named for its massive sequence of sedimentary rock layers, with one cliff-and-plateau following another.
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Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Phillip James Ellison grew up in the bootheel of Missouri, wedged between eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee.
—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Officers located a single vehicle wedged under the Spur 280 bridge.
—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Grand Staircase-Escalante is a roughly two-million-acre territory wedged between Bryce and Capitol Reef and named for its massive sequence of sedimentary rock layers, with one cliff-and-plateau following another.
—
Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
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Breweries may not have the budget or staff to create art and with rising costs squeezing small businesses, many breweries started to feature obvious generative AI art prominently as a way to talk about events or create content.
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The wealthiest travelers have stopped trying to cram everything in.
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The semiconductor giant says it's now managed to cram nearly 100 billion tiny transistors on to a chip the size of a human fingernail.
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All explore Sicilian heart and heritage through Canadian ingredients, evident in dishes like smart pinwheels of bucatini stuffed with sea urchin and rock crab and crisped to order.
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Her feed is stuffed with photos of her biking, skiing, climbing, working out, often in outfits from Skinfit, from which her followers can get ten per cent off.
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This year, McGrath’s booth was sandwiched right between the local Democratic and Republican Party clubs.
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries, towns exploded across the Piedmont, an expanse of rolling hills sandwiched between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
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Dominic Canzone and Randy Arozarena walked to load the bases with one out before Josh Naylor struck out swinging.
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Whether it's stored inside an apartment, packed into an SUV for a weekend getaway, or loaded into an RV before hitting the road, its compact folding frame makes transportation and storage remarkably simple.
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Such drones can’t be jammed and have to be shot down one by one.
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Dave, alongside current band members Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin and Buddy Strong, jammed for 2 1/2 hours, creating a performance that’s unique to and for the fans in attendance.
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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