as in stuck
firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
the pebble in the heel of his shoe was pretty well wedged
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as in crammed
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 wedged
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Wrapped in red, white and blue, and with fine-grain sand wedged between his wriggling toes, Edward didn’t want the night to end.
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Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
A couple thousand Bosnian fans, most in royal blue shirts, wedged into the south stands.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Originally part of an expansive green space, the Signers’ Monument today is wedged into the median of Greene Street across from Augusta’s municipal government building.
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Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
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
With her fingers, Guadalupe Espinoza lightly traced the lettering engraved on a slanted monument wedged alongside the courtyard at the LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes.
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Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Verb
All three qualities are on display in a weekend retreat the firm designed on Shelter Island, a bucolic haven wedged between Long Island’s North and South Forks, just up the road from The Hamptons.
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Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Wrapped in red, white and blue, and with fine-grain sand wedged between his wriggling toes, Edward didn’t want the night to end.
—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
A couple thousand Bosnian fans, most in royal blue shirts, wedged into the south stands.
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Originally part of an expansive green space, the Signers’ Monument today is wedged into the median of Greene Street across from Augusta’s municipal government building.
—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
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.
—
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
With her fingers, Guadalupe Espinoza lightly traced the lettering engraved on a slanted monument wedged alongside the courtyard at the LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes.
—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedged
Adjective
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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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Parents pushed strollers with infants, as men, women and children of all ages crammed onto the street.
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As rain pummeled the lawn in front of the Hatch Shell in Boston, thousands crammed underneath a nearby tunnel to stay dry.
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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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The former four-classroom building, now comprised of 11 upscale suites, provides guests with a complimentary three-course breakfast each morning, which includes French toast stuffed with cream cheese.
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There were 68,827-plus souls — a fire hazard of a sellout — stuffed into the concrete oven temporarily known as Levi’s Stadium.
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With life spent largely on transit, navigating tight layovers, and using their days off to jet-set across the globe, flight attendants have mastered the art of packing.
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Polls overall anticipate a tight race, including a June 19 survey by the news site Zeteo showing DeGette trailing Kiros 41% to 36%.
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The performance uptick that Motorola squeezed from the 2026 Razr+ is minor at best, with results showing no significant year-over-year gains.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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How can city planners think that a bike lane sandwiched between two lanes of traffic on a very busy Roosevelt Road over the Chicago River is safe?
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This year, McGrath’s booth was sandwiched right between the local Democratic and Republican Party clubs.
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The implosion came in the third inning when Manaea loaded the bases with two outs, with the Mets already down 1-0.
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Webb allowed three straight singles following McCarthy’s homer, then walked a batter with the bases loaded to gift the Rockies their second run.
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“Wedged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedged. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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