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Recent Examples of sandwiching
Harbaugh and Stanford defeated Carroll and the Trojans in Pac-12 games in 2007 and 2009, sandwiching a loss in 2008.
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Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Generations of people have made this gooey treat around the campfire, toasting marshmallows to perfection (or burnt, as some prefer), adding chocolate and sandwiching them between graham crackers.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
Venables’ time in Norman has been a rollercoaster, sandwiching a 10-win season between a pair of 6-7 campaigns.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Nottingham Forest host Brentford and West Ham, sandwiching a trip to Crystal Palace, who could well be fatigued given their European commitments.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Generations of people have made this gooey treat around the campfire, toasting marshmallows to perfection (or burnt, as some prefer), adding chocolate and sandwiching them between graham crackers.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
Venables’ time in Norman has been a rollercoaster, sandwiching a 10-win season between a pair of 6-7 campaigns.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Nottingham Forest host Brentford and West Ham, sandwiching a trip to Crystal Palace, who could well be fatigued given their European commitments.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandwiching
Verb
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So cramming those two tones together is a hard thing to do.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Government funding has been appropriated this way for the past nine fiscal years, with Congress cramming 108 spending measures into 13 bills.—
Lazaro Gamio,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Down 38-14 early in the fourth quarter, Texas staged one of the college football season’s more improbable rallies Saturday, scoring 31 unanswered points and squeezing past Mississippi State 45-38 in overtime.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic’s steep terrain will force air upward, wringing out more moisture from the storm, just like squeezing a wet sponge, turning tropical humidity into torrents racing downhill.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Moreover, as the show delves into the mystery behind the academy’s founding and its benefactors, Evelyn’s manipulation tactics become apparent, wedging even the closest pupils apart and establishing a hierarchy among the Tall Pines Academy staff.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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The band were already distinguishing themselves by wedging huge, chunky-salsa riffs underneath the scabrous noise of the EP.—
Pat Blashill,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After Oracle 's huge $18 billion bond sale last month, the market has become a little more wary of AI companies loading up on debt to spend on AI.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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This time, Wilson activated his bullpen as Castillo waded through the next four batters, loading the bases for lefty Daulton Varsho.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Somehow, the obstacle was reducing pressure from building at the exit, preventing the grains from jamming up.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Ford also carries electronic-jamming aircraft, airborne early warning and control planes, cargo and passenger planes and helicopters.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Sandwiching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwiching. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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