squeeze plays

noun

plural of squeeze play
as in squeezes

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  1. squeezes
  2. threats
  3. swords
  4. terrors
Noun
  • This summer, find citrus scents that range from bracingly tart yuzu to soft, floral squeezes of orange blossom and bergamot.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • With the apparel market forecast to grow 2-4 percent per year between 2023 and 2028—a steep falloff from the 7–14 percent seen during the post-Covid recovery—executives are homing in on more immediate budget squeezes.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Definition of squeezes
Noun
  • Living in Alpine, Anderson has had to evacuate his home because of wildfire threats, and noted that CalFire, the county and the community learned from the fires and are much better prepared now than in the past.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
  • Starmer’s finance minister, Rachel Reeves, was ousted, replaced by John Healey, a former defense secretary who resigned in June and accused the Treasury of failing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of threats
Noun
  • Secret Service officials on Tuesday outlined major security modifications to the White House perimeter, including removing swords from statues and replacing temporary fencing with permanent access control measures.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
  • Officials noted that while Bronze Age swords are rare finds, the area has yielded similar discoveries before.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of swords
Noun
  • Which iconic horrors will return to haunt the hallowed halls of 13 and what new terrors await?
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
  • But above all, this page-turner by one of today’s great nonfiction writers is alert to the glories and terrors of daily inner life.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
Definition of terrors
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