wedge

verb

Definition of wedgenext
as in to squeeze
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 wedge And a quieter sky genuinely matters to veterans with PTSD, to parents of sensory-sensitive kids, and to every dog that spends the Fourth wedged under a bed. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.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 Grand Staircase-​Escalante is a roughly two-million-​acre territory wedged between Bryce and Capitol Reef and named for its massive sequence of sedimentary rock layers, with one cliff-​and-​plateau following another. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 25 June 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 See All Example Sentences for wedge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
  1. squeeze
  2. cram
  3. stuff
  4. sandwich
  5. load
  6. jam
Verb
  • As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Breweries may not have the budget or staff to create art and with rising costs squeezing small businesses, many breweries started to feature obvious generative AI art prominently as a way to talk about events or create content.
    — Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of squeeze
Verb
  • The wealthiest travelers have stopped trying to cram everything in.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The semiconductor giant says it's now managed to cram nearly 100 billion tiny transistors on to a chip the size of a human fingernail.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026
Definition of cram
Verb
  • All explore Sicilian heart and heritage through Canadian ingredients, evident in dishes like smart pinwheels of bucatini stuffed with sea urchin and rock crab and crisped to order.
    — Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Her feed is stuffed with photos of her biking, skiing, climbing, working out, often in outfits from Skinfit, from which her followers can get ten per cent off.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of stuff
Verb
  • This year, McGrath’s booth was sandwiched right between the local Democratic and Republican Party clubs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • In the 19th and early 20th centuries, towns exploded across the Piedmont, an expanse of rolling hills sandwiched between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
    — Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of sandwich
Verb
  • Dominic Canzone and Randy Arozarena walked to load the bases with one out before Josh Naylor struck out swinging.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Whether it's stored inside an apartment, packed into an SUV for a weekend getaway, or loaded into an RV before hitting the road, its compact folding frame makes transportation and storage remarkably simple.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Definition of load
Verb
  • Keanu Reeves jams out with his band, Dogstar, at their concert at Carlswerk Victoria in Cologne, Germany on July 2.
    — Brendan Le Updated, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Republican hardliners jammed up the House floor this week, in part because of congressional leadership's refusal to attach a version of the election bill, dubbed the SAVE America Act, to the National Defense Authorization Act.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of jam

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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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