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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
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
The story of America’s lopsided home prices has often been pinned on the wealthy remote workers who squeezed home supply in the pandemic’s early days.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Many barely have enough money for their bills and feel squeezed by rising costs.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
The Philadelphia Phillies slugger squeezed toothpaste straight from the tube into his mouth, rather than applying it first onto his toothbrush.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
Stack several pings, messages and quick email checks across a workday and sustained cognitive work gets squeezed into the margins.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
And the indie producer who doesn’t have their own operating system gets squeezed at every phase.
—Daren Smith, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
Apply rooting hormone if desired, then wrap the area tightly with damp sphagnum moss that has been soaked for several hours and squeezed to remove any extra moisture.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Aronimink put the world’s best golfers in a vice this week and squeezed the whines right out of them.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Verb
Freddie Freeman squeezed one inside the left-field foul pole in the first inning, his fourth home run in nine games (after hitting just one in the previous 35 games).
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
The story of America’s lopsided home prices has often been pinned on the wealthy remote workers who squeezed home supply in the pandemic’s early days.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Many barely have enough money for their bills and feel squeezed by rising costs.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2026
The Philadelphia Phillies slugger squeezed toothpaste straight from the tube into his mouth, rather than applying it first onto his toothbrush.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
Stack several pings, messages and quick email checks across a workday and sustained cognitive work gets squeezed into the margins.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
And the indie producer who doesn’t have their own operating system gets squeezed at every phase.
—Daren Smith, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
Apply rooting hormone if desired, then wrap the area tightly with damp sphagnum moss that has been soaked for several hours and squeezed to remove any extra moisture.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Aronimink put the world’s best golfers in a vice this week and squeezed the whines right out of them.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezed
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While many automakers go out of their way to make their hybrid offerings more visually distinctive, passers-by would be hard-pressed to tell whether the Carnival is a gasoline or a gasoline-electric model.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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New York will be hard-pressed to continue scoring at that level in the championship.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Verb
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After a police wrecker lifted the truck, officers found a further 11 bodies crushed beneath the iron rods.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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Sprinkling crushed eggshells into planting holes is often recommended as a natural gardening hack to boost garden soil, especially for flowering plants like roses.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
25 May 2026
Verb
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The DeSantis staffer who drafted the new districts crammed as many Democrats as possible in the 20th District, a move that made the neighboring congressional districts more Republican.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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But front-line responders are concerned the disease might spread to the large displacement camps located near Bunia, where thousands of people are crammed into limited space, without access to basic hygiene.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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This rapid breakthrough, combined with early reforms such as releasing political prisoners and allowing a freer press, earned him the Nobel Peace Prize.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Bianco earned a 1 percentage point increase, while Mahan and Porter lost 3 and 5 percentage points, respectively.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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At the same time, open-weight and lower-cost competitors have compressed pricing so aggressively that capabilities once reserved for the largest enterprises are now deployable at mass scale.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The tank can also produce ice ridges, compressed piles that form when ice fields collide and can extend tens of meters deep, though that’s occasional rather than routine.—
Deena Theresa,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Many of the items for the set were quite literally plucked from her residence ahead of her Saturday Night Live performance at the end of last year.—
Angela Tafoya,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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Etna, a battle-scarred but kindhearted shepherd mix who was plucked from his home on the eve of an unspecified conflict in an unnamed country, has grown weary of war’s brutalities and longs to return to the coastal farm of his puppyhood.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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All buttons can be pushed and levers pulled, so feel free the let the kids roam around at will.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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In May 2024, one of the strongest geomagnetic storms in decades pushed auroras deep into mid-latitude regions around the world.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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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 1 Jun. 2026.
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