as in soft
giving easily to the touch
a bed covered in big squashy pillows
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Recent Examples of squashy
Expect roaring fires, squashy armchairs, and hedonistic feasts.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
On a sunny, private patio populated by trilling birds and brightly colored Acapulco chairs, Iliza Shlesinger nestles into a squashy outdoor couch next to her rescue dog, Tian Fu.
—Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022
Sauté only a minute or two on each side, until the skin is crisped and the flesh is just springy rather than squashy.
—Janelle Davis, CNN, 25 May 2022
The pumpkin also imparts some squashy sweetness.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 12 Oct. 2021
The squashy weekender is still shoppable for only $38.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 16 Sep. 2021
Mentions of the squashy dessert can be traced back to the paper’s first year in circulation.
—Angela Roberts, baltimoresun.com, 19 Nov. 2020
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
On a sunny, private patio populated by trilling birds and brightly colored Acapulco chairs, Iliza Shlesinger nestles into a squashy outdoor couch next to her rescue dog, Tian Fu.
—Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022
Sauté only a minute or two on each side, until the skin is crisped and the flesh is just springy rather than squashy.
—Janelle Davis, CNN, 25 May 2022
The pumpkin also imparts some squashy sweetness.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 12 Oct. 2021
The squashy weekender is still shoppable for only $38.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 16 Sep. 2021
Mentions of the squashy dessert can be traced back to the paper’s first year in circulation.
—Angela Roberts, baltimoresun.com, 19 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squashy
Adjective
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The throw is crafted with acrylic, but don’t be fooled by its price; the intricate, woven yarn resembles that of chenille, with a buttery-smooth texture that feels luxuriously soft to the touch.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the latter, Ladd played Flo, a candid and cutting waitress who shows her softer side while befriending Ellen Brustyn’s Alice.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As a remedy, researchers have created a soft mechanical metamaterial—a rubber sheet cut into a repeating pattern—that can perform matrix-vector multiplication using floppy modes, or motions that require almost no energy.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Many cooks prefer growing milder Italian parsley, which has a tall, floppy growth habit.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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My older son noticed how the ground got spongier in the primary forest.—
Idra Novey,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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It was later discovered that Jazzy’s fluid buildup was due to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow — the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Or perhaps feces from Vaulted Deep, seaweed from Running Tide, rocky dust from Lithos, or the latest squishy white balls from Spiritus?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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It’s topped with American cheese and served on a super squishy, delicious potato bun.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The mattress first, a mattress from time immemorial that proved to be unbelievably heavy, flabby, and seemingly filled with sand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Gyms and exercise equipment companies don’t promote their locations and equipment with flabby, lumbering people, rather their ads show fit, upright, energetic individuals.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Use pruners to remove any dead or damaged segments and mushy, brown, or soft roots.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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Before frost turns the leaves of your basil black and mushy, 3- to 4-inch cuttings from healthy basil plants in early fall to keep the herb alive through winter.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Squashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squashy. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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