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as in to compress
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 to pluck
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence
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as in squeezing
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
he gave the plastic bag a squeeze and then folded it up for storage
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as in darling
slang
a person with whom one is in love
she and her main squeeze are spending Valentine's Day at a romantic country inn
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Recent Examples of squeeze
Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Wrap the pillow in a towel and squeeze it to remove any moisture.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2025
Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 14 July 2025
For the company in question, meme stock bumps and short squeezes can be distracting, but have limited direct impact on operations.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
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Verb
Gone are the days of squeezing wide feet into too-tight kicks — pick up the Aov Wide Walking Sneakers while they're marked down at Amazon this week.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Wrap the pillow in a towel and squeeze it to remove any moisture.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
In addition to tilt and pressure sensitivity, the Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and delete functions to the palette along with a new barrel roll gesture and haptic vibrational feedback.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 14 July 2025
For the company in question, meme stock bumps and short squeezes can be distracting, but have limited direct impact on operations.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze
Verb
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The regime crushed the protests and placed Mousavi under house arrest.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
8 Aug. 2025
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For two months, the scenes at GHF’s four distribution sites have been chaotic, with the Israeli military seen firing towards scores of Palestinians, some of whom have been crushed in the scramble to reach aid.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The few health centers and nutrition treatment centers that are still functioning are crammed with people as cholera cases continue to climb.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Halle hunched nervously between the runners as we were crammed together at the start line.—
Ula Chrobak,
Outside,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And another gives users a way to create interactive AI personas from text prompts and earn money from their dynamic digital assets through a token system, uniting creative freedom with blockchain stability.—
Tomer Warschauer Nuni,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This month, trade in your old belt and earn a $20 credit toward a new one at Clayton & Crume, a handcrafted leather belt and accessories store in Kentucky.—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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The monitor measures 16 by 24 by 8.1 inches (HWD) compressed and reaches 20.3 inches when fully extended.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Aug. 2025
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Without new memories, days and week blur into each other and time feels compressed.—
Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Pieces from Stock are often plucked by stylists for celebrity editorials for Vanity Fair, Esquire and GQ.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Unlike many popular artists, she was never classically trained or in any other bands, nor was she plucked from obscurity to perform assembly-line creations.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Trump is pushing red states to make changes now to give Republicans a boost in the mid-term elections, which tend to favor the party outside of the White House.—
Tony Cook,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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Washington has sent Kyiv more than $66 billion in weapons; enacted a list of sanctions on the Russian economy; and helped the G-7 push through an unprecedented price-cap scheme meant to limit Russian oil revenues—all in the hope Moscow would sue for peace.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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The brand’s latest Color Series Mason jar collection nods to classic designs of the past, with darling details that bring nostalgic charm to any space whether they’re used in the kitchen for food storage or around the house as decor.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Milwaukee has arguably moved ahead of Tampa Bay and Cleveland as baseball’s small-market darling.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
10 Aug. 2025
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With the labor force in traditional accounting shrinking, the company is positioning itself as a timely solution to a pressing talent gap.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Then, with all your plates turned face down/hanger side up, lay the aluminum foil over top of them and begin pressing in an outline of the plates and the hanging rings.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Squeeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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