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as in to crush
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of kept squeezing the bottle until the ketchup squirted all over the table

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as in to cram
to fit (people or things) into a tight space I think we can squeeze a bit more into the washing machine

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as in to earn
to get with great difficulty managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

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as in to push
to force one's way I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel

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noun

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Recent Examples of squeeze
Verb
Yet, despite this shift in mindset, marketing is still taking a back seat at many companies, squeezed by trade tensions, economic uncertainty, and cautious consumer spending. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 June 2025 Despite remaining hugely cash-generative at the operating level, outgoings on player transfers, loan interest and the £50million investment at the Carrington training ground have squeezed their ability to spend quite so readily as in the past. Gregg Evans, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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This bifurcation is reshaping the venture market: a squeeze at the bottom, a glut at the top. Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Big, bold flavor in every squeeze, slather and smear Make room in your fridge for the sauces that squeezed out the competition in our PEOPLE 2025 Food Awards. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for squeeze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze
Verb
  • The Yankees dropped their sixth consecutive game Saturday, suffering a crushing 12-6 loss to the New York Mets.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2025
  • If the Heat move off Bam Adebayo, the defense will absorb a crushing blow, but that will come at a time when NBA offense has trumped NBA defense.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2025
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  • Leavenworth-a-Lago: Now that those once-secret documents have been removed from bathrooms and closets, the private club should have a little extra space in which to cram undocumented migrants, who could also be pulled into service as caddies.
    Bob Morris, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
  • When the novel begins, Alba, Stanley, and Drew, the remaining crew of the Audition, are trapped throughout the ship—one crammed into a hallway, another wedged between the floor and ceiling of a basketball court.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 21 June 2025
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  • Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
    Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 1 July 2025
  • The first film ignited to $30 million domestically and $45 million globally and became a sleeper hit for Universal and Blumhouse, ultimately earning $180 million against a $12 million budget.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • In theory, this could help spotlight Alto Adige’s remarkable vineyard diversity - granite slopes, volcanic porphyry, glacial moraines - all compressed into just under 6,000 hectares of fragmented vineyards, layered across extreme altitudes.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • Burnout is a potential trade-off If your workload is heavy, compressing it into fewer days can backfire.
    Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 27 June 2025
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  • Not long after that, Van was booked to face Kevin Borjas on a Dana White’s Contender Series Card, but the UFC plucked him from that event to face Zhalgas Zhumagulov in June 2024.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Today, Horowitz’s startup, AMP, based in Louisville, Colo., has developed a technology that could move the needle—by using AI to pluck recyclables out of society’s vast tide of garbage far more quickly and efficiently.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
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  • Combs' lawyers had pushed for a more expansive response, but prosecutors argued — and Subramanian agreed — that doing so could end up confusing jurors more.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2025
  • Both pushed the limits of convention, examined the complex relationship between clothes and the body, and brought historical dress into their work.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The Rapture, the New York dance-punk band that became indie darlings in the 2000s, has announced its first proper headlining tour in 15 years.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 July 2025
  • Moving with ease down the backstretch, Japan’s darling maintained his position.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • Press crust into a 9-inch pie pan, pressing into the bottom and up the sides, and place in the refrigerator.
    Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
  • The soundtrack from the 2005 film Pride & Prejudice makes its debut on Top Album Sales thanks to a 20th anniversary vinyl pressing across multiple variants.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 July 2025

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“Squeeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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