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cramming

  • present participle of cram.

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A Home Office spokesperson said: "Smuggling gangs are taking greater risks than ever, with the number of people they are cramming into unseaworthy boats rising year on year."

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Food makers are cramming protein into everything from chips to bread to candy bars.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

“Meghan’s serving your insatiable thirst for dance-ready bops with the upbeat banger that is ‘Foolish,’” the release stated, cramming two bits of gay slang into one sentence.

From Salon May 10, 2026

“It’s not like the campaign for governor, where cramming 10 candidates on a stage becomes a circus.”

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

I find my own bag and pull out my jeans and T-shirt, cramming them into my collection bag.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera