Thesaurus results for SANDWICHED

sandwiched

verb

past tense of sandwich

as in crammed

to fit (people or things) into a tight space sandwiched six kids into the backseat somehow

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Recent Examples of sandwiched To find the proof for zeta(3), Apéry sandwiched the function between two infinite series that converged at just the right speed to ensure zeta(3) must be irrational. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026 Maxim De Cuyper’s throw is aimed at Diego Gomez, who is sandwiched between three defenders but still manages to win the first contact ahead of Josh Acheampong. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 He was sandwiched between two Lions defenders while trying to make a catch, then stayed on the turf for several moments before walking to the sideline with trainers. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026 White sandwiched a pair of short-yardage scoring runs between Jimerson's 41-yard touchdown pass to Justin Stevenson, and North Texas took a 35-14 lead into the break. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 The stock basically went nowhere from 2016 through 2023, closing 2016 at $39 and 2023 at $52, with a 51% drawdown in 2022 sandwiched in between. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 Great on its own, thrown on a salad, or sandwiched between buns, a good crispy cutlet never fails to satisfy. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026 Dart was clutching at his knee after getting sandwiched between two Rams defenders that beat the Giants’ tackles off the edge, and while airborne, video replay showed his leg shift in an awkward way. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Thankfully, most of the eight songs sandwiched between these two make more of an effort to connect. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandwiched

Verb

Sixers fans that crammed aisles and stairways trying to catch a first glimpse or a snapshot of James were shooed back to their seats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Multiple artists crammed into a food truck-sized trailer serve a revolving door of clients throughout the four-day festival.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of crammed

Verb

But the Chiefs gave it right back when Walker was stuffed on a fourth-down attempt at midfield.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Jadeveon Clowney stuffed Williams for a loss of 3 on first down and the Cowboys couldn't move the ball after that to bring up fourth down.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of stuffed

Verb

To get the tortoise’s DNA material, Jonathan’s veterinarian Joe Hollins pretended to feed him, wedged his mouth open with a hard glove and scraped cells from inside his cheek.

— Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
The tubes were wedged in pockets sewn into Castillo’s underwear, a Homeland Security Investigations criminal complaint states.

— David Goodhue October 6, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026