squeezes 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of squeeze
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as in crushes
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of kept squeezing the bottle until the ketchup squirted all over the table

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as in crams
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 earns
to get with great difficulty managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

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as in pushes
to force one's way I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel

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squeezes

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noun

plural of squeeze

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Recent Examples of squeezes
Verb
View gallery - 9 images The Cabana tiny house squeezes a lot of house into a length of just 20 ft (6 m). New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025 As the video goes on, Jelly Roll playfully squeezes Bunnie's backside and the two share a kiss. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025 The third squeezes light through a color splitter to sort them into different color pixels. Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
Noun
Worst of all, thanks to sporadic bouts of spot alopecia, too many squeezes of a lash curler and irritating makeup removal can spark a lash shed for me. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezes
Verb
  • However, Dort’s fate is sealed after the chandelier crashes down and crushes him to death.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • First crushes, first loves, the beautiful days of summer, and heartbreak are what made this book an instant hit with teens.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The company earns a fee for paying the merchant upfront.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • That earns you in-game skill points and stat boosts.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This compresses the heart and keeps blood flowing until the heart restarts or professional help arrives.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Circana’s Liquid Mix compresses that cycle to minutes, vastly improving how brands can respond to market signals.
    Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There may be even greater reasons to put an ad that plucks the heartstrings in front of a broader crowd.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • The law is flexible in terms of how long the order would last and pushes for those under an order to be connected with resources to help them.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Ned pushes a big red button at the end of the press to see what happens, and nothing does — but then his phone starts blowing up with staffers volunteering to pitch in on his new local reporting initiative.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Software businesses that have been darlings of tech in past years are at risk of falling out of fashion with investors while AI models continue to develop and get better at writing code.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Now, after a rash of injuries, the preseason darlings are in danger of falling out of playoff contention.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sawyer presses a button to simulate an earthquake, sending a rumble through the training room via a 30-inch subwoofer under the stairs as lights begin flashing.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The woman touches her fingers to her lips and then presses them to the photo.
    Harrison Hill, AFAR Media, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This rising air cools and condenses into clouds and thunderstorms, releasing latent heat that fuels further development.
    Hannah Parry Amanda Castro Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The air revitalization system condenses moisture from the cabin air – primarily water vapor from sweat and exhalation – into liquid water.
    Berrin Tansel, The Conversation, 30 July 2025

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