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There was a tendency in the local scene toward one-upmanship in terms of how many cylinders a builder could wedge into these machines, and at some point Whitelock decided to take the idea to its logical conclusion and end the arms race once and for all.
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New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Beware of branches wedged in place by another part of the tree.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
Some lie on their stomachs, and others wedge between train cars.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
His four sons — Rudy is the oldest and Calvin wedged between Perry and Zack — all served as bat boys and clubhouse attendants, immersed in the day-to-day routines of big league players.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Beware of branches wedged in place by another part of the tree.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
Some lie on their stomachs, and others wedge between train cars.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
His four sons — Rudy is the oldest and Calvin wedged between Perry and Zack — all served as bat boys and clubhouse attendants, immersed in the day-to-day routines of big league players.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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Reusable Pizza Storage Container (5-Pack) This triangular container is way easier to squeeze into the fridge than a bulky pizza box.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Dec. 2024
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Translated, the budget pressures that Fitch expects to continue squeezing higher education are coming from rising costs and stagnant public support and not necessarily from market retraction.Derek Newton, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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But this is a Hollywood biopic that attempts to cram a very intense four-year period of history into a two-hour-and-21-minute movie.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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This tendency to cram everything in also comes at the expense of nearly all of the characters, with the exception of Chalamet’s Dylan.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jake's Famous Crawfish Instead of stockings full of trinkets, Jake's is stuffing petrale sole with crab meat on Christmas Eve and the day itself.Kale Williams, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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The classic cheesesteak here is stuffed to the max inside a soft yet sturdy roll, topped with cheese whiz and onions.Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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The country also links Russia with its isolated Kaliningrad exclave, sandwiched between NATO members Poland and Lithuania.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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The panorama is less dramatic than in previous nights, but the waxing crescent moon will be sandwiched between bright Venus below and a much dimmer Saturn above tonight.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Court records show Corcoran asked Nieto's then 7-year-old daughter Melanie to stay in an upstairs bedroom before loading a rifle, a Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic, and going to the living room, where his brother and his friends were watching TV.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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The women don’t really engage with the board, but the rest of the guests absolutely load up.Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Of course, Snoop has jammed with everyone from Willie Nelson to the Gorillaz to the late Quincy Jones, but he’s never sounded so pure and contemplative.Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
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Allen went 22 of 37 for a season-high 342 yards and three TDs and, with the Rams jamming top rusher James Cook, scrambled 10 times for 82 yards and three goal-line plunges.Tim Graham, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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