as in stuck
firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge
the pebble in the heel of his shoe was pretty well wedged
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as in crammed
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 wedged
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
No 10 Morgan Gibbs-White was one-v-two against the Villa double pivot, while goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez found easy out balls with wedged passes to either full-back.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The rest of Chung’s edit features plenty more outwear, as well as a tartan gilet, stripped knits, and a wedged wellington boot—all speaking to Chung’s own personal style, with a campaign shot by Tim Walker that was inspiration by Chung’s festival looks through the years.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
The custom footwear, which resembled a wedged bootie, sparked a wave of admiration from fans on X, with many commenting that it's bound to set a new trend.
—Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
The clogs have a subtle wedged heel for support, which many people say helps with issues like plantar fasciitis.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2024
Style yours with a belt at the waist to accentuate your figure, and add a pair of wedged heels in black if your dress is colorful.
—Essence, 10 July 2024
Taylor Dearden brought the hybrid shoe trend to the Emmy Awards 2025, opting for wedged sneaker heels.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Authorities are investigating a serious crash in Southwest Miami‑Dade involving a postal truck that ended up wedged between trees.
—Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Those already familiar with the unsung hero wedged between—and deeply influenced by—France, the Netherlands, and Germany no doubt count it as a favorite destination.
—Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Charlie went under the knife after an X-ray confirmed the blade was wedged in the dog's stomach.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The report notes the investigation revealed that the child was initially found with her head wedged between the railing of the portable crib and a plastic cot that had been placed over it.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The Ducks wedged a score between a pair of similar ones from San Jose in the opening salvo.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
Vaquitas, found only in a 4,000-square-kilometer area of the upper Gulf of California, wedged between Baja California and the Mexican mainland, have been dwindling since a 1997 high of 567 individuals; computer models indicate the population may have decreased by 80 percent between 2011 and 2015.
—Ryan Green, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
The first inning heroics was only the beginning of the night for Ohtani, whose three homers were wedged into a pitching performance that went into the seventh inning.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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Sang Lan tried eating rice and bread crusts — both local folk remedies to dislodge wedged fish bones.
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And his home, a charming house painted red, is situated within Delray Equestrian Center, wedged among training grounds and horse boarding facilities.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedged
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The embers are gone and the dust has settled a year later, but most of those houses are still vacant lots and families remain stuck in limbo.—
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On top of everything, California’s $4 trillion economy is more or less stuck in neutral, with the nation’s highest unemployment rate, no net job growth since the COVID-19 pandemic and severe employment cutbacks in signature sectors, such as film and TV production technology.—
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The textured housing and longer body are also worth an extra mention, making for more secure and comfortable use, while allowing a bigger battery to be crammed inside.—
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The company had hundreds of hours of sports to sell last year, with a February that is crammed with Olympics telecasts, Super Bowl programming and NBA matches.—
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But customer service is jammed right now.—
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Warner Bros history is movie history, and the notion that that history is bought and sold like so many spare car parts can cause a deep eyeroll about the way pop culture gets jammed into the unforgiving confines of M&A culture.—
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It’s stuffed with a cushy combination of down feathers and polyfiber fill, then wrapped up in lush velvet upholstery.—
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Even the hospitality of sending food home with them was taken away from me, as their refrigerator and freezer was stuffed from their prior parties.—
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Loveland caught eight passes for 137 yards for the Bears, who had closed the regular season with tight losses to San Francisco and Detroit.—
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As temperatures drop and humidity plummets, the skin’s natural moisture levels decline faster, fine lines look more pronounced, and that tight, uncomfortable feeling can become a near-daily occurrence.—
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The Panthers squeezed a few end-of-career seasons out of guys such as Dino Ciccarelli and Igor Larionov.—
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Steamer or Iron When squeezed into a small suitcase, clothes have a tendency to wrinkle.—
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With Thursday’s practice sandwiched between games, Kerr made sure his team did not go through overly taxing drills.—
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That success rate figure is sandwiched between the lowly Dolphins and Jets.—
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The entire Winnipeg Jets team left the bench to surround Fleury as he was loaded onto the stretcher.—
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The extension loaded its own logo, extracted the hidden code and executed it silently.—
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“Wedged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedged. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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