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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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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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
Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Hassan’s team instead squeezed a photon’s intensity and demonstrated real-time control, fluctuating between intensity and phase-squeezing by adjusting the silica’s position relative to the beams.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The Pios led 4-1 after a period and put the clamps down, methodically squeezing the clock and the Broncos’ hopes of a repeat title, a shift at a time.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Serve with garlic toasts and lemon wedges for squeezing over if desired.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Photos and video show the explorers squeezing through jagged crevices deep inside the karsts, using flashlights to guide them further along an otherwise pitch-black maze of rocky burrows.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Indiana State, led by Larry Bird, advances to the NCAA Championship game by squeezing past DePaul 76-74.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
And my mom was behind him, squeezing his back, saying, ‘Shut up!
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The outlook for miners has changed significantly over the past couple of weeks, with market volatility squeezing margins at both ends.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Oil prices would continue to soar, while fertilizer, generic drugs, helium and other products dependent on the strait would grow scarce, squeezing the American economy and world economy alike.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
Concacaf is not the only confederation squeezing games into FIFA windows around the club calendar.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Hassan’s team instead squeezed a photon’s intensity and demonstrated real-time control, fluctuating between intensity and phase-squeezing by adjusting the silica’s position relative to the beams.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
The videos have pulled back the curtain on ingredient shifts across some of the company’s most recognizable products — and a surging cocoa market that’s squeezing the entire candy industry.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
The Pios led 4-1 after a period and put the clamps down, methodically squeezing the clock and the Broncos’ hopes of a repeat title, a shift at a time.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Serve with garlic toasts and lemon wedges for squeezing over if desired.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Photos and video show the explorers squeezing through jagged crevices deep inside the karsts, using flashlights to guide them further along an otherwise pitch-black maze of rocky burrows.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Indiana State, led by Larry Bird, advances to the NCAA Championship game by squeezing past DePaul 76-74.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
And my mom was behind him, squeezing his back, saying, ‘Shut up!
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The outlook for miners has changed significantly over the past couple of weeks, with market volatility squeezing margins at both ends.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Oil prices would continue to soar, while fertilizer, generic drugs, helium and other products dependent on the strait would grow scarce, squeezing the American economy and world economy alike.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezing
Noun
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The Cardinals scored their first two runs in the fifth on Pages' RBI single and Scott's squeeze bunt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Cardinals scored their first two runs in the fifth on Pages' RBI single and Scott's squeeze bunt.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One rabid mongoose bite later, and Ben is a skull-crushing, face-ripping menace terrorizing Lucy and her friends.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Black One and Monoliths & Dimensions maintain a slight distance from the listener with a layer of reverb that softens the bone-crushing power of the guitars.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
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Spreading protein across breakfast, lunch and dinner also works better than cramming it into one meal.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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The plush red seats of the Concertgebouw's main auditorium are occupied by students cramming for upcoming exams and finishing dissertations as classical music fills the hall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Households earning over $100,000 annually now account for roughly 75 percent of Walmart’s recent market share gains.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Those two will set the tone for Orlando and remain crucial to earning three points at home.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Several people compressing the traditional learning curve.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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Workers grew fungi on 12 tons of this otherwise useless waste, compressing and baking it into 925 blocks that were used to build a house.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The United States pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction of the second service member who hid deep in the mountains as Tehran called for Iranians to help capture him.—
Seung Min Kim,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Michigan coach Dusty May had made the most of the transfer portal, plucking players out of it in each of his two years to remarkably rebuild a program that lost a school-record 24 games two years ago before firing former Fab Five player Juwan Howard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hmmm, let’s see… oh, yes, Kawhi Leonard famously did this once, pushing his way out of San Antonio.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Faster decision-making, greater policy coherence, and a better chance of pushing difficult reforms at a pivotal moment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Their flight plan for Friday also included rehearsals of basic medical procedures — including chest compressions and methods to clear airway obstructions — to help prepare future Orion crews for possible emergencies in deep space.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The process causes a violent compression of air molecules that can heat the spacecraft’s exterior to more than 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,760 degrees Celsius).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Squeezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezing. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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