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Recent Examples of wedge
Most Lake Country residents have seen their fair share of shoreline shenanigans, but for Albert Cutler of Oconomowoc, a fish falling from the sky and landing perfectly wedged in the front of his truck was a first.
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Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
The hope was that this wedding might wedge Tony into permanent residency in the U.S., but by the time Richard applied for Tony’s spousal classification deportation proceedings were already in motion.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
Trapped Food Food can become forcefully wedged between teeth, causing significant pain and pressure in the teeth or gums.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
Today, Purdue's 28-acre sliver of land wedged between Indiana Avenue and Michigan Street on downtown's west side — roughly the same acreage as the parcel on which Lucas Oil Stadium and its south parking lot sit — is home to three parking garages and five expansive parking lots.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
The hope was that this wedding might wedge Tony into permanent residency in the U.S., but by the time Richard applied for Tony’s spousal classification deportation proceedings were already in motion.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
Trapped Food Food can become forcefully wedged between teeth, causing significant pain and pressure in the teeth or gums.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
Today, Purdue's 28-acre sliver of land wedged between Indiana Avenue and Michigan Street on downtown's west side — roughly the same acreage as the parcel on which Lucas Oil Stadium and its south parking lot sit — is home to three parking garages and five expansive parking lots.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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To squeeze all this into exactly 100 days between Wrexham staging a promotion party after last season had ended and Tuesday’s cup tie against Hull is impressive.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ewers was impressive finding A.J. Henning on one throw and squeezed a pass into a tight window to running back Ollie Gordon II.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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The few health centers and nutrition treatment centers that are still functioning are crammed with people as cholera cases continue to climb.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Halle hunched nervously between the runners as we were crammed together at the start line.—
Ula Chrobak,
Outside,
9 Aug. 2025
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Thierry notified me of his satisfaction with another grunt and reached into the pillowy recesses of his fleece to produce a tatty padded envelope stuffed with Euros.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hasty got stuffed twice at the line, while the rest of the backs were stonewalled once apiece.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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The much-talked-about Cod Royale is Rouse’s take on the Filet-O-Fish, built around a battered hunk of fish sandwiched between a brioche bun, with a dripping dose of tangy tartar sauce, shredded iceberg, and spicy pickles.—
Pervaiz Shallwani,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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When introduced in season two, Ahlers’s plotline was among the sillier developments on an intentionally fluffy show, sandwiched between scenes of striking railroad workers and opera-house battles.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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The material, weighing over 1,000 pounds, was loaded onto two trucks and driven into neighboring Azerbaijan.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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Then, the sandwich is loaded up with lettuce, tomato, Cheddar cheese, bacon, and your preferred filet.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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After Dex takes her down, Weyland recovers her brain and jams it into a supercomputer.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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House Republicans jammed Senate Democrats in March with a partisan funding bill, which Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) reluctantly voted for to avoid a shutdown.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
28 July 2025
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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