as in squeeze
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
the tight squeezing of his hands on hers made her face turn red
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1
as in crushing
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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2
as in cramming
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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3
as in earning
to get with great difficulty
managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses
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as in compressing
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
squeezed the blanket until it fit into the box
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as in plucking
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence
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Recent Examples of squeezing
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Not only are soaring property values squeezing many people out of the housing market once again, but the accompanying tax increases are squeezing many families and retirees.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Western sanctions are squeezing Russia, forcing a return to 1990s-style barter as firms trade wheat and flax for Chinese cars and building materials.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Next, still standing on the left foot and squeezing the ball, drive your right heel straight back for a kickback.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Four hundred and fifty million years ago, vast continents collided, squeezing shale into schist to form Coogan’s Bluff, in Highbridge Park, in northern Manhattan.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The initiative comes as soaring prices are squeezing locals out of ownership.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That could be due to tariffs squeezing automakers, disincentivizing them from giving discounts.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
This could be done by either squeezing the regular season even tighter with more midweek fixtures or putting the Wembley final back a week.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
The team successfully demonstrated quantum squeezing of the motion of a nanoscale particle, a motion whose uncertainty is smaller than the quantum mechanical fluctuations usually considered the ultimate limit.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
With a full production season behind them, gardeners are much more likely to be focused on squeezing one last harvest out of their garden spaces, making every minute of the growing season count.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Not only are soaring property values squeezing many people out of the housing market once again, but the accompanying tax increases are squeezing many families and retirees.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Western sanctions are squeezing Russia, forcing a return to 1990s-style barter as firms trade wheat and flax for Chinese cars and building materials.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Next, still standing on the left foot and squeezing the ball, drive your right heel straight back for a kickback.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Four hundred and fifty million years ago, vast continents collided, squeezing shale into schist to form Coogan’s Bluff, in Highbridge Park, in northern Manhattan.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The initiative comes as soaring prices are squeezing locals out of ownership.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That could be due to tariffs squeezing automakers, disincentivizing them from giving discounts.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
This could be done by either squeezing the regular season even tighter with more midweek fixtures or putting the Wembley final back a week.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezing
Noun
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The result is a squeeze on the very mechanisms needed to fund mitigation, adaptation and resilience.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Both the governor and the secretary listed a combination of lower market prices for farm products plus rising fertilizer, machinery and labor costs as a severe squeeze on the farm economy.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While the defense played well, the loss was a crushing disappointment.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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Just last November in Columbia East, South Carolina dealt Mizzou a crushing 34-30 loss, effectively eliminating the Tigers from the College Football Playoff picture.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tom’s appeal includes an elevated menu offering lobster tacos and craft beers and its dedication to a 360-degree viewing experience on game day, cramming each restaurant with more than 100 televisions tuned to multiple sports around the country.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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There's no forcibly cramming the phone into your pockets—the Air just fits.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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For mainstream buyers seeking a capable 16-inch system, the key is timing—Dell’s ever-spinning carousel of deals can turn this safe bet into a standout value, earning it our Editors' Choice award for midrange desktop replacements.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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His other Broadway cast recording credits include Hair, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Drowsy Chaperone, earning Grammy noms for all three.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Grok’s issues are not the result of a novel algorithm behaving in novel ways so much as an algorithm compressing and refracting all of the worst tendencies of the internet in very predictable forms.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Unlike regular audio formats like MP3 and AAC, which remove certain details while compressing an audio file, the lossless format preserves every detail from the original recording.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When not plucking away at a keyboard, Madison teaches yoga and mountain bikes with her two Australian shepherds, Cholla and Poppy, through Missoula's Rattlesnake Wilderness.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
15 Sep. 2025
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Brother Dusk detonates explosives that shatter the cryonic chamber of Cleon clones, bodies raining down in blood and glass, before plucking a single embryo from the wreckage to bait Demerzel’s deepest programming.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now, major Hollywood unions and progressive groups are pushing back, accusing ABC and its affiliates of censorship and demanding a boycott of Disney properties.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Even as Brazil slows deforestation, more than 13% of the Amazon is gone, pushing one of the planet’s largest carbon sinks closer to a tipping point.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Snag this set of compression packing cubes that help condense your clothes and optimize precious suitcase space.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Even with multiple compressions to 10x, that’s still well above $500.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Squeezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezing. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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