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
  • Google DeepMind views its AI agents as potential insider threats, emphasizing precise instructions to prevent misaligned actions.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • An official plot synopsis has yet to be released, but season 3 ended with several threats still looming, from the snaky Agent Musso (Kevin Pollak) to the bloodthirsty Renzetti family and Kansas City crime boss Bill Bevilaqua (Frank Grillo).
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of threats
Noun
  • But, as exciting as swords and dragons are, that’s not really what his show is about.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • KPop Demon Hunters Edition, NERF role-play items like character swords, and electronic light sticks, all expected by mid-July.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of swords
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  • 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
  • Filmed in Technicolor, its visual effects were truly groundbreaking, as the movie imagined alien terrors that, before then, had only been possible on the page or on radio.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026
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