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Recent Examples of wedge
Sun’s election, which also led to him being named prime minister, is the latest in a series of cryptocurrency figures ascending to powerful positions in the tiny nation wedged between Croatia and Serbia.
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
The purse wasn’t tucked away in the back of a drawer; it was wedged under her dresser, behind a panel that’s not designed to open.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
With planes flying at capacity this year, passengers are already on edge – wedged into ever-smaller spaces and given minimal food and beverages.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
On their best nights, the two slept in a tent wedged onto narrow shelves of rock and snow.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
The purse wasn’t tucked away in the back of a drawer; it was wedged under her dresser, behind a panel that’s not designed to open.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
With planes flying at capacity this year, passengers are already on edge – wedged into ever-smaller spaces and given minimal food and beverages.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
On their best nights, the two slept in a tent wedged onto narrow shelves of rock and snow.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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Often the rookie spends several minutes adjusting their chair, finding the right eye relief, and remembering their shooting form before ever squeezing the trigger for that first dry fire.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
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The investigation reveals a dismal picture of a company with a sales culture that depends on squeezing infirm and elderly patients and the government for every penny.Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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Millions more cram the sidewalks to clap, bang drums, and wave sardonic homemade signs.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
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Celebrities and socialites crammed together on couches.Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
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The massive main compartment flays open completely near the back panel for easy packing and unpacking, with several other zippered access points for stuffing or pulling layers out on-the-go.The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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On an afternoon when sophomore Nunu Agara stuffed the box score, compiling 16 points, nine rebounds, three blocks, two steals and two assists, Stanford easily handled Gonzaga, the preseason favorite to win the West Coast Conference.Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Eagles go three-and-out Rohan Nadkarni Two Jalen Hurts passes were dropped — sandwiched around a six-yard run by Saquon Barkley — and the Eagles punted back to the Commanders to end their latest drive.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Once installed on a tubeless rim, the Outrider is sandwiched between the base of the valve stem and the rubber seal on the rim.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
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The checkup process will start as soon as the tool has loaded, having already analyzed the necessary settings in the background while doing so.Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Steelers, who enter Week 10 at 6-2 and in first place in the AFC North, are loading up ahead of Tuesday's deadline to aid a postseason run.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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When that trouble occurs, his team jams all communication in and out of the building and storms in to arrest Parker, McGee, and anybody else who wants to interfere with an FBI investigation.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some of the other drones were jammed by electronic warfare and some flew into Russian or Belarusian airspace.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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