cram in
phrasal verb
crammed in; cramming in; crams in
: to make a special effort to meet with (someone) or to do (something) although one is very busy
I can cram you in this afternoon.
We crammed in as much sightseeing as possible on our trip to New York City.
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That, in turn, was followed by an end-of-the-century V8 Vantage Le Mans, a limited-edition car that took the design over the top with a new grille, massive hood scoops, and massaged side vents, a stiffer suspension,n and every option the carmaker could cram in there.
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
After a period in a refugee camp, with Israeli soldiers deeming land deeds invalid, the narrative jumps to 1978, to a territory populated by Palestinians crammed in modest quarters, without citrus trees and with regular curfews.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
They had been left openly stacked by toilets, stashed in closets, and crammed in a pool pump house in a portrayal of arrogant disdain for protocols of American national security.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Second place: An exam cram in green Saumya Khandelwal, India
Saumya Khandelwal
The green in this photo is what hits you first — the dress, the wall and then maybe the small pale rectangle on the screen.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
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Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
After a period in a refugee camp, with Israeli soldiers deeming land deeds invalid, the narrative jumps to 1978, to a territory populated by Palestinians crammed in modest quarters, without citrus trees and with regular curfews.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
They had been left openly stacked by toilets, stashed in closets, and crammed in a pool pump house in a portrayal of arrogant disdain for protocols of American national security.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Second place: An exam cram in green Saumya Khandelwal, India
Saumya Khandelwal
The green in this photo is what hits you first — the dress, the wall and then maybe the small pale rectangle on the screen.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Cram in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram%20in. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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