the squeeze
noun
informal
: a situation that causes feelings of stress and pressure
We are really feeling the squeeze since I lost my job.
The government is putting the squeeze on tax evaders.
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In what has become a reliable recession indicator, salon workers report feeling the squeeze as customers increasingly opt for lower-maintenance coifs that need minimal professional upkeep.
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Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 11 July 2025
Other network parents have also been feeling the squeeze from linear cable’s decline, and Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney are among the other major players starting to make linear programming available outside of the traditional bundle.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
His lawyers have essentially determined the juice is not worth the squeeze.
—Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
Like many across the country, and especially in South Florida, her household has felt the squeeze of rising prices.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 11 July 2025
Other network parents have also been feeling the squeeze from linear cable’s decline, and Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney are among the other major players starting to make linear programming available outside of the traditional bundle.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
His lawyers have essentially determined the juice is not worth the squeeze.
—Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
Like many across the country, and especially in South Florida, her household has felt the squeeze of rising prices.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the squeeze
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“The squeeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20squeeze. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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