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as in to compress
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 to pluck
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence
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as in squeezing
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
he gave the plastic bag a squeeze and then folded it up for storage
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as in darling
slang
a person with whom one is in love
she and her main squeeze are spending Valentine's Day at a romantic country inn
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Recent Examples of squeeze
Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
During the presidency of Richard Nixon, public servants at the DOJ felt squeezed between what the president wanted and what the law required.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Lisa Jhung, Outside, 20 Sep. 2025
Lecornu’s predecessor, Francois Bayrou, was ousted by parliament last week over his plan for a 44 billion euro budget squeeze.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Johns Hopkins recommends using tweezers, pulling slowly without twisting or squeezing the tick.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
During the presidency of Richard Nixon, public servants at the DOJ felt squeezed between what the president wanted and what the law required.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Two sets of rollers surround muscles to give a powerful, effective squeeze— like the hands of a good sports masseuse.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 20 Sep. 2025
Lecornu’s predecessor, Francois Bayrou, was ousted by parliament last week over his plan for a 44 billion euro budget squeeze.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze
Verb
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Process cookies in a food processor until crushed into very fine crumbs, about 45 seconds.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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When Rabbit asks to be the one to adopt Stacey after her graduation, Evelyn abusively rejects the notion and Rabbit is crushed.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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But considering all that energy is crammed into an incredibly tiny area, the energy densities reach conditions not seen in the universe since the earliest moments of the Big Bang.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Schools quickly became shelters for displaced families, mattresses crammed into classrooms where desks once stood.—
Ghada Abdulfattah,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
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Hendricks gave up three runs (two earned) in five innings, striking out eight with no walks.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Today's market compresses product life cycles down to quarters rather than years.—
Matthew Ross,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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In Pina and Martínez Lobato’s typical fleet fashion, the show compresses into its first six minutes the many extraordinary events of 22-year-old Max Varela’s (Pau Simón) life.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ortega, 22, hit the red carpet in a look plucked straight from Givenchy's runway show, which featured several oversized jewels that draped against her chest and upper body.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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You got plucked from obscurity to do this project.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Speaking in Rhode Island, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that signs of labor market weakness had pushed policymakers to shift their balance of risks in a way that justified a rate cut this month.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The team successfully demonstrated quantum squeezing of the motion of a nanoscale particle, a motion whose uncertainty is smaller than the quantum mechanical fluctuations usually considered the ultimate limit.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The young women are commercial darlings, selling everything from chocolate to cell phones and even appearing in videos recruiting for the Japanese military and promoting government bonds.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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We are supposed to be aghast as well, because Wendy is not just the darling of Boy Kavalier, but of the show’s writers and creators.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Squeeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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