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Recent Examples of wedge
However, May’s initial reading is the second-lowest on record, wedging itself between June 2022’s all-time low of 50 and the slight improvement to 51.5 seen in July 2022.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
But potential tenants for the site, wedged between Lincoln Park and Bucktown, were scarce after the pandemic, and most of the work never got underway.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Still, Benin, a sliver of a country wedged between Nigeria and Togo on West Africa’s coast, might just be one of the most colorful places on the continent.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
Archaeologists discovered what appeared to be a bed wedged against a bedroom door in the home.
—Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
But potential tenants for the site, wedged between Lincoln Park and Bucktown, were scarce after the pandemic, and most of the work never got underway.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Still, Benin, a sliver of a country wedged between Nigeria and Togo on West Africa’s coast, might just be one of the most colorful places on the continent.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
Archaeologists discovered what appeared to be a bed wedged against a bedroom door in the home.
—Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedge
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Hundreds of people squeezed into the Jewish Community Center in Boulder, Colo., for a vigil that featured prayer, singing and emotional testimony from a victim and witnesses of the firebombing attack in the city’s downtown, after a federal judge blocked the deportation of the suspect’s family.—
Colleen Slevin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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In some towns, utility poles were removed so the caravans could squeeze through.—
Angela Jackson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The city’s extensive labyrinth of catacombs was nearby as well, underground ossuaries crammed full of the skeletal remains of millions of Parisians.—
Anelise Chen
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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Open spaces and gardens were crammed with cane, cacti, fig trees and pigeon coos.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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No, Johnson wanted to talk about the, um, elephants (?) in the room, eventually making Fallon give her a tissue to stuff down the front of her outfit.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
5 June 2025
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Seaweed is toasted to order, and the restaurant’s signature hand roll comes stuffed with blue crab, shrimp, salmon belly and cucumber.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The entire town of Duck is as quaint as can be, but its waterfront boardwalk that’s sandwiched by a slew of inviting restaurants and boutiques on one side and peaceful boat docks on the other is the epitome of a perfect vacation scene.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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Lilo, itself, was sandwiched between hits Monsters Inc. and Finding Nemo.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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Anthony Volpe couldn't make the throw to third base, and the Dodgers suddenly had the bases loaded and nobody out.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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With the bases now loaded and no one out, Cole started to rear back.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Analysts cite Russia’s growing use of short-range fiber-optic drones that can’t be jammed as one example of the technological race.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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For compact cases that have good airflow, this design could be a great way to jam serious graphics power into a small space.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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