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Recent Examples of wedge
Schenn’s empty-net marker with 1:47 to play was wedged between Vatrano’s 19th goal of the season with 3:02 remaining in regulation and Killorn’s tally, his 13th of 2024-25, with 43 seconds left.
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Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
The 10 members of their immediate family were all wedged into a 2-bedroom, 1-bath apartment with an attic.
—Ester Bloom, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
That parcel was split in two by a developer who wedged in a pair of expansive new dwellings where once there was just one.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Commercial buildings would hug State Street, with shopping and dining options wedged between them.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
The 10 members of their immediate family were all wedged into a 2-bedroom, 1-bath apartment with an attic.
—Ester Bloom, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
That parcel was split in two by a developer who wedged in a pair of expansive new dwellings where once there was just one.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Commercial buildings would hug State Street, with shopping and dining options wedged between them.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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Mike Pavlik, whose family lived across the alley behind ours and who was the leadoff batter on our softball team, squeezed my arm.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Consumer confidence has taken a nosedive in 2025 as Americans grow more concerned that inflation could spike again, and tariffs will squeeze their wallets.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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The result is that what was once a star core becomes a stellar remnant with the mass of the sun crammed down in a diameter of around 12 miles (20 kilometers).—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands are crammed into squalid tent camps with dwindling food after Israel sealed off the territory from all imports more than a month ago.—
Isaac Scharf,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Morning meals range from croissant sandwiches stuffed with eggs, cheese, and your choice of bacon, sausage, or ham to avocado toast or a breakfast burrito.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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The modern university is stuffed with lawyers, data scientists, computer scientists, cryptographers, marketing researchers, writers, media professionals, and tech policy mavens.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2025
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Incidentally, Ware finished 19th in blocks per 36 minutes (1.8) and finished 17th in rebounds per 36 minutes at 12.0, sandwiched between a three-time MVP (Nikola Jokic) and a four-time Defensive Player of the Year (Rudy Gobert).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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But sandwiched in between so much plot, the scene’s gravity was undercut.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Mets had the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning and were already leading 9-5 when Tyrone Taylor hit a deep drive to the warning track at Citi Field.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Holt Logistics employs about 500 workers at the Port of Philadelphia, where longshoremen unpack and load products like fruit from around the world — produce destined for supermarkets across the U.S.—
Tom Hanson,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The crowd jammed into the old mill are joined by West African ceremonial dancers and drummers, popping and locking hip-hop movers from the future, a deejay working turntables and a Rick James-style guitarist bedecked in sequins.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Military and governmental telecom satellites have long been protected by encryption and special waveforms that are resistant to jamming and interception.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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