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Recent Examples of wedge
Both, however, will require ample time to build back up, a variable that will eventually wedge its way back into Niebla’s three-week planning window.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
No eight-hour flight wedged into a middle seat.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Everything that goes on in Xang’s world feels like it’s wedged between dusk and dawn.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Between 7,500 and 10,000 of them live in Odzala-Kokoua National Park—wedged between the borders of Cameroon and Gabon.
—Mary Holland, Air Mail, 25 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
No eight-hour flight wedged into a middle seat.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Everything that goes on in Xang’s world feels like it’s wedged between dusk and dawn.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Between 7,500 and 10,000 of them live in Odzala-Kokoua National Park—wedged between the borders of Cameroon and Gabon.
—Mary Holland, Air Mail, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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On the Right, Israel is being squeezed by a smaller faction of the Make America Great Again movement that wants to pare back all American foreign aid.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
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Gas prices are continuing to squeeze drivers at the pump.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Nine months after they were forced to flee their dream home, the family of five is crammed into a 900-square-foot, two-bedroom bungalow on Mitch’s parents’ farm where the couple had lived as newlyweds.—
Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
18 May 2026
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Hundreds crammed into the Minnesota Capitol on Saturday, rallying to support DFL lawmakers demanding a vote on gun reform after wrapping up a days-long sit-in protest in the state House chambers.—
Reg Chapman,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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What sets a muffuletta, that iconic sandwich from New Orleans, apart from other sandwiches similarly stuffed with assorted deli meats is the olive salad that’s slathered across the bread.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 May 2026
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Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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Today, this 33,000-acre park aims to capture something of the past by restoring native habitats and fostering sustainable land use for recreation and agriculture—all sandwiched between two urban centers.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
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Moldova gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, but Russia continues to see the country — sandwiched between Ukraine and EU member Romania — as within its sphere of influence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Bubic walked second baseman Chase Meidroth, surrendered a single to third baseman Miguel Vargas and walked Murakami to load the bases with one out in the third inning.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Leo Wilderman was walked intentionally to load the bases, bringing up Brown.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Air defenses shot down or jammed 693 Russian targets overnight, including 41 missiles and 652 drones of various types nationwide, the air force said.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Air defenses shot down or jammed 693 Russian targets overnight, including 41 missiles and 652 drones of various types, across the country, Ukraine’s air force said .—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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