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as in crammed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
I think we can squeeze a bit more into the washing machine
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as in compressed
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
squeezed the blanket until it fit into the box
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as in plucked
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence
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Recent Examples of squeezed
Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Patrick Mahomes’ torn right ACL and LCL prevented a late-season surge that might have squeezed KC into the postseason and another fateful meeting.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 15 May 2026
At ThaiPop, everything has to be fresh-squeezed.
—Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
The defaults and foreclosures are being accompanied by a property value nosedive that has squeezed the balance sheets of the owners of numerous office buildings, hotels, and apartment towers in Oakland and elsewhere in the Bay Area.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Labor was squeezed from the right and the left, losing votes to both anti-immigrant Reform UK and the Green Party, as well as nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Labour was squeezed from the right and the left, losing votes to both anti-immigrant Reform UK and the Green Party, as well as nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales.
—Pan Pylas, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier and Josh Peck squeezed into the teeny seats of the Alice and Wonderland ride at Disneyland in 2017.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Geneva coach Brad Wendell knew that Kastor’s slow start last season squeezed him out of the lineup.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Verb
Dwight reached out and squeezed my upper arm, pulling me into a bear hug, smashing my face against the rough canvas of his jacket, his gloved hand on my ass pulling me closer.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Patrick Mahomes’ torn right ACL and LCL prevented a late-season surge that might have squeezed KC into the postseason and another fateful meeting.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 15 May 2026
At ThaiPop, everything has to be fresh-squeezed.
—Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
The defaults and foreclosures are being accompanied by a property value nosedive that has squeezed the balance sheets of the owners of numerous office buildings, hotels, and apartment towers in Oakland and elsewhere in the Bay Area.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Labor was squeezed from the right and the left, losing votes to both anti-immigrant Reform UK and the Green Party, as well as nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Labour was squeezed from the right and the left, losing votes to both anti-immigrant Reform UK and the Green Party, as well as nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales.
—Pan Pylas, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier and Josh Peck squeezed into the teeny seats of the Alice and Wonderland ride at Disneyland in 2017.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Geneva coach Brad Wendell knew that Kastor’s slow start last season squeezed him out of the lineup.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezed
Adjective
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China has been mostly sitting out the conflict, at least publicly, viewing it as a spasm of violence emanating from a superpower hard-pressed to assert its hegemony over a weaker opponent.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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Jako Wellness Cafe is the newest addition to Ladera’s dining scene, serving pressed juices, smoothies, and nutrient-rich dishes harvested directly from the resort’s gardens.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Shaw’s goals, an equalizer and a go-ahead winner to send City to the final at Wembley Stadium, crushed an already dismal Chelsea spirit.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Shake good and hard for eight to 10 seconds, strain into a rocks or tall glass onto cracked or crushed ice, and garnish with a lime wheel, wedge, or peel.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
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Boxes from the White House, some containing classified material, had been found crammed into a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago, next to a toilet and below a crystal chandelier.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Guests at the memorial service — including Stephen Jones, Caroline Rush, Erdem Moralıoğlu, Nicole Farhi, Sam McKnight and Jonathan Newhouse — crammed onto benches in the venue, while others, including Daphne Guinness and Yasmin Sewell, stood in the aisles.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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Kerr earned the 2015-16 NBA Coach of the Year award after guiding the Warriors to an NBA-record 73-9 mark during the regular season.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Of Snell’s five runs allowed, four were earned.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Households consumed less, firms invested less, imports fell, and recessions compressed spending.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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In sports, especially, where career timelines are often compressed, the difference between abrupt endings and seamless transitions usually comes down to this kind of enterprise mindset.—
Sandra Richards,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
Verb
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On screen, that depth is anchored by Williams and Storrie, actors plucked from restaurant-server obscurity.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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And wow, how juicy that fruit is, plucked straight from the plant and carved by Balala with a machete.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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The differences between racial attitudes in America and those in Britain both pushed and pulled him out of his home country, but America needed that gift less than Britain did.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool did it by having Jordan Henderson drop from the right side of midfield to cover the space when Alexander-Arnold pushed up from full-back.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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China’s military has unveiled a combat drone converted from a Soviet–era fighter jet, a development that could enable massed drone attacks in any future conflict over Taiwan.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Squeezed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezed. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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