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Recent Examples of squeeze play
With runners on first and third and one out, San Ysidro pulled off a squeeze play.
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Laureano, the automatic runner in the 10th, got caught in a rundown on a squeeze play and some words were exchanged after a collision involving outfielder Francisco Alvarez.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
Heyward, Lux and Taylor (on a bunt squeeze play) all hit late singles Tuesday afternoon in the Dodgers’ skid-snapping, come-from-behind win.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
The Alabama-Wake Forest, due to the delay, will be broadcast as part of ESPN’s squeeze play.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 June 2023
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Laureano, the automatic runner in the 10th, got caught in a rundown on a squeeze play and some words were exchanged after a collision involving outfielder Francisco Alvarez.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
Heyward, Lux and Taylor (on a bunt squeeze play) all hit late singles Tuesday afternoon in the Dodgers’ skid-snapping, come-from-behind win.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
The Alabama-Wake Forest, due to the delay, will be broadcast as part of ESPN’s squeeze play.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze play
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Start simple: Begin with raw oysters, a squeeze of lemon and a crisp Blanc de Blancs, then branch out.—
Jill Barth,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But the roof rush isn’t just about weatherproofing — it’s tied to an affordability squeeze that’s reshaping Florida’s housing market.—
CD Goette-Luciak,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Renee Pesci, executive director of the Arts & Business Council of Miami, says that with the latest threats, the arts community has been mobilizing — organizing to show up at budget meetings and requesting meetings with the mayor and county commissioners.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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Of all the threats to their title defence, grief is perhaps the most unpredictable.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025
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The study is not meant to fuel fears but to provide a clear argument for planetary defense by putting the risks of asteroid impacts into context.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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During the Industrial Revolution, the electrification era and the rise of the internet, every technological leap introduced fear and, eventually, growth.—
Trushant Mehta,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Now eight years removed from Revenge, Lutz returns to the action genre, albeit of the sword and sorcery variety, in MJ Basset’s Red Sonja.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Aug. 2025
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There are also shots of Slurp wandering through a Christmas carnival, Tyler hiding in what appears to be a sewer before emerging back into civilization in a cloak, and Enid nervously wielding a sword.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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That jumpy, unpredictable quality runs throughout the film as father and daughter flee from one shelter to another, their journey gathering urgency and menace with each new interaction.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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Forget potholes and housing affordability — Comic-Con murals are the real menace.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Europe’s traditionally weaker economies have outperformed the core countries in recent years, and now nations like Spain, Italy, and Portugal as well as Greece can borrow at the same costs as France and Germany, a sign both of their strength and the European giants’ weakness.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Everything will depend on this – the Russians factor in American strength.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
15 Aug. 2025
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The children died in June 2023 in what prosecutors described as an eruption of violence motivated by fear of losing them to their father, Nathan John, according to the BBC, who survived the attack.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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At certain times, such conspiratorial thinking and refusal to accept the evidence will become dangerous—people will spin up fantasies that result in acts of defamation or threats of violence.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Because of its effects on the ciliary muscle responsible for focusing, a user’s sight may dim slightly while distant objects become blurry.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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Like the Yeti, rubber T-latches can take some muscle to pull down and latch.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Squeeze play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze%20play. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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