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Recent Examples of squeeze play
The Alabama-Wake Forest, due to the delay, will be broadcast as part of ESPN’s squeeze play.
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Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 June 2023
That set the table for the South comeback, where after the Neuberger home run, Blake Peterson singled and later scored on a squeeze play with Gavin Alexander executing the bunt.
—Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2023
That squeeze play will enhance our wind.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
In a 7-3 win over Atlanta, full-court baseball - a steal of third and a squeeze play - opened the door for a big inning and keyed a series win over the world champions.
—Dallas News, 1 May 2022
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Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 June 2023
That set the table for the South comeback, where after the Neuberger home run, Blake Peterson singled and later scored on a squeeze play with Gavin Alexander executing the bunt.
—Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2023
That squeeze play will enhance our wind.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
In a 7-3 win over Atlanta, full-court baseball - a steal of third and a squeeze play - opened the door for a big inning and keyed a series win over the world champions.
—Dallas News, 1 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze play
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The Athletic examines the new squeeze on football’s calendar.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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With consumers growing more wary about spending, and tariffs creating new pressures on costs, consumer goods firms are facing a squeeze.—
Stephen Wunker,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The 24/7 monitoring centers were already thinly staffed, Allen said, and the further reductions are deeply concerning, especially given the threat of an earthquake and tsunami in the Pacific Northwest.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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Microsoft began publicizing its quantum computing protections in 2023 with its Quantum Safe program, which intended to harden the company’s entire portfolio against the threat of quantum computing breaking encryption.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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Still, many rural white communities have long expressed fear at the threat of violence and feel authorities are not doing enough to protect them.—
Gerald Imray,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Krystal Sieben took her children to a horse ranch and watched as her 8-year-old son with autism, racked with fear, was on the verge of tears.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2025
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With swords precariously dangling above them, the witches have to place a selection of tarot cards in a specific order.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 May 2025
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Compared to most of the other books on this list, this one is less sad lady knight, more hilarious and competent princess with a sword.—
Caitlin Starling,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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As champagne’s popularity had been growing, a minuscule menace was spreading through the vineyards of France.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Apr. 2025
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That kid is a menace, and parents are on the hook financially for whatever their dumb kids do.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the first half of the 20th century, even as labor unions gained strength elsewhere, there was a fear of giving federal workers too much say over how the nation's laws were carried out.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
11 May 2025
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The Celtics’ greatest strength and greatest flaw is their persistence.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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The Left tends to think of violence as due to bad socio-economic conditions, which leads desperate people to resort to crime and violence in order to feed their families.—
Jens Ludwig,
Time,
15 May 2025
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More: Trump will end Syria sanctions to 'give them a chance at greatness' The Israeli escalation came against Palestinian hopes that the Trump visit might provide pressure for a deescalation of violence.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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These symptoms last at least three months after the initial infection and range from muscle aches and joint pain to brain fog and fatigue.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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Heart failure weakens the heart muscle, reducing its ability to pump enough blood and oxygen to the brain, Johanna Contreras, MD, director of heart failure at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, told Health. Conditions that occur alongside heart issues.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 May 2025
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“Squeeze play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze%20play. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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