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Recent Examples of squeeze play
But leadoff hitter Austin Martin failed to get down a bunt on a safety squeeze play.
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John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
San Francisco executed a squeeze play — Brett Wisely bunting, Ramos scoring.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Little Margin for Error Image Near the end of his shift, the controller handling both helicopters and commercial jets tried to pull off a complicated, and potentially risky, maneuver called a squeeze play.
—Kate Kelly, New York Times, 27 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
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John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
San Francisco executed a squeeze play — Brett Wisely bunting, Ramos scoring.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Little Margin for Error Image Near the end of his shift, the controller handling both helicopters and commercial jets tried to pull off a complicated, and potentially risky, maneuver called a squeeze play.
—Kate Kelly, New York Times, 27 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze play
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Within the stock market, there’s the short-squeeze stock craze that began with GameStop and AMC during the pandemic.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Both Delta and Capital One have faced backlash for long lines outside their lounges, and Amex’s move signals an effort to ease friction for loyal cardholders who’ve grown frustrated with the lounge squeeze.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
23 Sep. 2025
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At least eight Salvadoran officials who had been investigating MS-13 and corruption, including some who had worked with Vulcan agents, fled the country after threats, harassment, and searches of their homes and offices.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the Yates family’s lawsuit argues that both deputies and psychiatric staff knew Ruis posed a threat.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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For its part, the stock market has defied financial fears during recent government shutdowns.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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For Jones, that means confronting her childhood fear of clowns.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The 8-year-old leapt into the ring bearing a black practice sword and called his stepfather, Joe Deaton, to meet his challenge, as onlookers at the nonprofit Folsom Renaissance Faire looked on.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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So picking up Cavill's sword also meant picking up his wig.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
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This has created a pressing need for new therapies capable of stopping these microscopic menaces from wreaking havoc.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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His mentor Isaiah White is played with low-key menace by Marlon Wayans, the multi-hyphenate Hollywood legend known for acting in, writing and producing multiple iterations of the Scary Movie franchise, among many other films, shows and comedy specials.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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While this has not been a strength so far this year, I'd be shocked if Andy Reid didn't test the undermanned Ravens front seven -- and have at least a little bit of success.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Two no-trump shows some interest in game and asks about partner's second suit as well as his strength.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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During a three-day rampage of gang violence, some 80 people died — the deadliest days in El Salvador since its civil war.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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What Anderson ultimately does with Perfidia’s letter to her daughter serving as a testament, and invitation to Exodus, is emphasize that revolution and true freedom requires new solutions different from the acts of violence that defined her past.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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This is about sowing fear and intimidation and division among Americans.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Congressional Democrats panned the memo as an intimidation tactic.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Squeeze play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze%20play. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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