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Recent Examples of wedge
Other than some Ikea bookshelves, the only furniture was an old blue sectional couch that at times had Goldfish crackers wedged between the cushions.
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Sid Evans, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
In the very heart of the plateau, the Ancestral Pueblo people wedged brick dwellings directly into the banded cliffs.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Back to this liminal week wedged and contorted between two of the year’s biggest holidays.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Instead, LeClaire pointed to a large chunk of concrete with a tangle of rebar sticking out of it, like a giant spider, wedged in the sand – a relic from last year’s explosion.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Sid Evans, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
In the very heart of the plateau, the Ancestral Pueblo people wedged brick dwellings directly into the banded cliffs.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Back to this liminal week wedged and contorted between two of the year’s biggest holidays.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Instead, LeClaire pointed to a large chunk of concrete with a tangle of rebar sticking out of it, like a giant spider, wedged in the sand – a relic from last year’s explosion.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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These forces squeeze a star horizontally while stretching it vertically.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Egypt lost $7 billion in crucial revenue from the Suez Canal in 2024 as the conflict in Gaza has squeezed shipping in the Red Sea, according to government officials.—
Vivian Yee,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The way the Big East is shaping up, after five games, the Huskies won’t be playing many close games in conference, but there are a lot of games crammed into the next eight weeks and ability to close out games smoothly is something that matters.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2025
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The modest three-bedroom apartment with expansive views of the Hudson River was half-cleared, yet still somehow crammed with books, papers, photographs, awards and tchotchkes.—
Jennifer Schuessler,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Drew Kates, Senior, Richland Kates stuffed the state sheet for the Royals, passing for 3,760 yards and 38 touchdowns with five interceptions.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2025
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Pimiento cheese is stuffed into these pint-size Peppadew peppers for easy-to-pop treats.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2025
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Wins for American women sandwiched all this, with Emma Navarro getting through to the second week in her third consecutive three-set win to the start of the day.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Ducks sandwiched the only win on a journey that began with two lopsided losses between a pair of shutouts by their opponents.—
Andrew Knoll,
Orange County Register,
15 Jan. 2025
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The pyrotechnics team loads enough fireworks to celebrate five or six touchdowns per game, said Vaill.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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Already, around 890 unique tankers loaded Russian oil — comprising both crude and oil products — in the past six months, analytics firm Vortexa told CNBC on Jan. 7, with 107 of these ships — or 12% of the total — being subject to vessel-specific sanctions at the time.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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In addition, the levels of electronic warfare have steadily increased, and Russian forces are now well supplied with devices to detect and jam FPV communications.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement The two men, ragged and sleepless, belongings jammed into two battered pick-ups, were regrouping Wednesday morning in La Cañada Flintridge, a few miles northwest of Altadena.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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