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Recent Examples of wedge
Clark’s stats have been nothing to write home about in the first two games, but his cutting on offense and energy on defense are the kinds of attributes that can wedge him into the rotation.
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Moreover, as the show delves into the mystery behind the academy’s founding and its benefactors, Evelyn’s manipulation tactics become apparent, wedging even the closest pupils apart and establishing a hierarchy among the Tall Pines Academy staff.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Moldova is wedged between Ukraine, where Russia wages its brutal war, and Romania, a NATO member critical to the assistance to Kyiv.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Now, living out of a roughly 175-square-foot RV with his mom and 6-year-old sister, Dante’s space is limited to a twin bed wedged under a loft, cordoned off with privacy curtains.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Moreover, as the show delves into the mystery behind the academy’s founding and its benefactors, Evelyn’s manipulation tactics become apparent, wedging even the closest pupils apart and establishing a hierarchy among the Tall Pines Academy staff.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Moldova is wedged between Ukraine, where Russia wages its brutal war, and Romania, a NATO member critical to the assistance to Kyiv.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Now, living out of a roughly 175-square-foot RV with his mom and 6-year-old sister, Dante’s space is limited to a twin bed wedged under a loft, cordoned off with privacy curtains.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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In a sector already squeezed by rising land prices, material costs, and labor shortages, those weeks of manual quantification represent millions of dollars in overhead that never swing a hammer.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Made mostly of muscle without a bone in their bodies, these wonderful weirdos can squeeze into spaces scarcely bigger than their eyeballs.—
Kate Siber,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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With its 85-liter interior, the large litter box also boasts plenty of room, so your cat won’t feel crammed while using it.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Blanton says detainees were routinely denied their medication and were crammed into overcrowded cells.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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No one wants to feel stuffed into stiff jeans while 30,000 feet in the air.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Colts' defense, under new defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, is eighth in points allowed and has been stuffing the run in outstanding fashion.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Broncos put that streak in jeopardy first when Nix sandwiched a touchdown run and a short scoring pass to rookie running back RJ Harvey around a Justin Strnad interception.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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The building would be surrounded on all four sides, sandwiched between the church and a ten-story MetroTech building, with the rowhouses in front and BellTel lofts in the back.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
20 Oct. 2025
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To get started, simply load your disc, select an output format, adjust any settings as needed, and then press Start.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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Suitcases were being loaded as well.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Every table jammed, every seat taken.—
Kate Belli,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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During his time at Dunbar, Tupac arrived most mornings with three thick binders jammed with loose-leaf paper.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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