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as in to crush
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 to cram
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 to earn
to get with great difficulty managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

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as in to push
to force one's way I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel

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noun

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Recent Examples of squeeze
Verb
Sally squeezes a healthy serving on to her sandwich, then takes another bite. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 29 Jan. 2025 However, each time the elevator is about to close, a cast member prevents it from shutting, forcing everyone to squeeze into the tight space. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
Especially if one partner wants more intense PDA than a hand squeeze or a peck on the cheek. David Oliver, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025 Corporates feeling a liquidity squeeze may also get in on the action, such as Smithfield Food, which has filed to do a $1 billion spin-out IPO from its Chinese parent, WH Group. Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for squeeze 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze
Verb
  • Ashton Kutcher, Grohl, Fred Armisen, and Bill Hader all reunite at Armisen’s daughter’s wedding to ride one more time — but mostly to tip over table settings, crush the wedding cake, and break poor Kenan Thompson’s tray of champagne glasses.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Super Bowl also delivered its own shock, as the Philadelphia Eagles crushed the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in a stunning performance.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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  • The committee vote, which was held this morning in a room crammed to capacity with what appeared to be roughly equal numbers of Kennedy’s skeptics and devotees, certainly fit with the behavior of a compliant GOP.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The animation, too, is consistently delightful, densely crammed with visual gags and imaginative flourishes, like a gang of marauding buildings, that well merit the film being seen on the big screen.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • After making headlines with her critical acceptance speech at the 2025 Grammys, Chappell Roan is doubling down on helping up-and-coming artists earn a livable wage and affordable healthcare.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In microgravity, the brain moves to the top of the skull and compresses an area responsible for absorbing cerebrospinal fluid, leading to a swelling of brain cavities and potentially to an increase in intracranial pressure.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Because South Florida is built on layers of sand and porous limestone, the authors reasoned that these vibrations could have compressed or rearranged sand – much like shaking ground coffee in a tin creates more space.
    Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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  • The next year, White plucked Jennifer Coolidge and Jon Gries from the season 1 cast and transported them to Sicily.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Pickens was a healthy scratch down the stretch, losing playing time to Jonathan Ford, who was plucked off the Packers’ practice squad.
    Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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  • But the 2022 law that Lamont pushed lawmakers to pass superseded the settlement terms and ordered all of the money to be transferred to a dedicated fund and placed under the sole discretion of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
  • The current $6 million transformation is focused on the pumphouse, where huge steam engines once pushed along the city’s water supply system.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • That leaves the newbie, the legends, and the Academy darling.
    Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Find guidance, here, courtesy of this Copenhagen fashion week darling.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Apparently, the older man does have the security clearance to know what happened, because his hand — which Cal presses to the device — unlocks the files.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Trump backed down on the former but has pressed ahead with China tariffs, for which Beijing retaliated.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025

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