as in fired
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
the hunter waited for the deer to start feeding, then squeezed off several rounds
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Recent Examples of squeezed off
Pazmiño thinks these routes will get only more popular with traffickers as the Caribbean routes are squeezed off.
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Ana María Cañizares, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Ana María Cañizares, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezed off
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Indianapolis police are investigating after multiple shots were fired into the home of Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ron Gibson on Monday.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In March 2021, in Little Village, a police officer chased Adam Toledo on foot after shots were fired on a street corner.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Leahy retired the next two batters before Carpenter launched a 425-foot drive to straightaway center field to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Then Sandy hit, and the Obama Administration launched Rebuild by Design, a competition that offered roughly a billion dollars in federal money, with more expected from state and local governments, for the winning proposals.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Squeezed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezed%20off. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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