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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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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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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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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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Rather than loading the basic controls into the touchscreen, the S3 has kept its physical controls for the heated seats and climate functions.Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Kremlin officials have previously confirmed that Russian strategic missile forces loaded Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) into silos, including in December 2023 and late 2022.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Stellantis customers hit the wall Virtually every model sold by Stellantis is showing double-digit year-over-year sales declines, as high prices left dealer lots jammed with inventory.Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Schumer is racing to jam through dozens of President Biden's judicial confirmations before the end of the year to break Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) record during the first Trump administration.Stephen Neukam, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Wedge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedge. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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