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  • noun Plural form of wedge.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wedge.

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Examples

  • A and T are complementary, so this sequence doubles back on itself; the resulting hairpin wedges the RNA away from the polymerase.

    Crossroads 2009

  • Put the pumpkin wedges, onions and garlic in a large roasting tin.

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's climate-friendly recipes Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 2010

  • A proscenium theater, the balconies are introduced in wedges from right to left with the orchestra seated below.

    Choreographer Merce Cunningham Comes to Orange County for a One-Night Stand 2007

  • She cut it in wedges to serve with a tomato and mushroom sauce.

    Cabbage Roles Lindy 2006

  • She cut it in wedges to serve with a tomato and mushroom sauce.

    Toast: Lindy 2006

  • You can serve it in wedges and enjoy it just like it is, or serve it with toast and offer ketchup on the side.

    Archive 2005-03-01 Nupur 2005

  • I love the pattern, I love the way it's constructed in wedges, but dammit, I'm having a VERY hard time getting it even!

    July 2004 2004

  • I love the pattern, I love the way it's constructed in wedges, but dammit, I'm having a VERY hard time getting it even!

    Back from the Beach 2004

  • Tucked among the golf shoes, tees, balls, and wedges is his 6-weight fly rod, his club of choice on the myriad golf-course ponds he encounters on tour — ponds that the average guy never gets to fish.

    Davis Love III Talks about Why He Loves Fishing 2004

  • But then, the era of "hot buttons" and "wedges" -- inflammatory irrelevancies designed to seduce voters -- may be coming to an end.

    Stalking The Radical Middle 2008

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