as in squeeze
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
the tight squeezing of his hands on hers made her face turn red
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1
as in crushing
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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2
as in cramming
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 earning
to get with great difficulty
managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses
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as in compressing
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 plucking
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 squeezing
Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Hassan’s team instead squeezed a photon’s intensity and demonstrated real-time control, fluctuating between intensity and phase-squeezing by adjusting the silica’s position relative to the beams.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Photos and video show the explorers squeezing through jagged crevices deep inside the karsts, using flashlights to guide them further along an otherwise pitch-black maze of rocky burrows.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Indiana State, led by Larry Bird, advances to the NCAA Championship game by squeezing past DePaul 76-74.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
And my mom was behind him, squeezing his back, saying, ‘Shut up!
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The outlook for miners has changed significantly over the past couple of weeks, with market volatility squeezing margins at both ends.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Oil prices would continue to soar, while fertilizer, generic drugs, helium and other products dependent on the strait would grow scarce, squeezing the American economy and world economy alike.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Italy is in talks with Algeria to buy more natural gas from the North African nation with the Iran war squeezing energy shipments, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Rodrigo Orihuela, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
Not just reserved for jack-o-lanterns and lattes, pumpkin, more specifically, the oil that comes from roasting, grinding, and squeezing the seeds, is trending as an ingredient that can be beneficial for your scalp and hair.
—Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
Concacaf is not the only confederation squeezing games into FIFA windows around the club calendar.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Hassan’s team instead squeezed a photon’s intensity and demonstrated real-time control, fluctuating between intensity and phase-squeezing by adjusting the silica’s position relative to the beams.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Serve with garlic toasts and lemon wedges for squeezing over if desired.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Photos and video show the explorers squeezing through jagged crevices deep inside the karsts, using flashlights to guide them further along an otherwise pitch-black maze of rocky burrows.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Indiana State, led by Larry Bird, advances to the NCAA Championship game by squeezing past DePaul 76-74.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
And my mom was behind him, squeezing his back, saying, ‘Shut up!
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The outlook for miners has changed significantly over the past couple of weeks, with market volatility squeezing margins at both ends.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Oil prices would continue to soar, while fertilizer, generic drugs, helium and other products dependent on the strait would grow scarce, squeezing the American economy and world economy alike.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Italy is in talks with Algeria to buy more natural gas from the North African nation with the Iran war squeezing energy shipments, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Rodrigo Orihuela, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
Not just reserved for jack-o-lanterns and lattes, pumpkin, more specifically, the oil that comes from roasting, grinding, and squeezing the seeds, is trending as an ingredient that can be beneficial for your scalp and hair.
—Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezing
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Infielder Juliette Merrilees batted next and delivered a safety squeeze down the first base line to tie the game 4-4.—
Tony Gleason,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In addition to tilt and pressure sensitivity, the Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and delete functions to the palette, along with a new barrel roll gesture and haptic vibrational feedback.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
29 Mar. 2026
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If the Red Sea remains closed, if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, then the global economy very quickly, within weeks, goes into recession and brings crushing stagflation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the Dodgers’ clutch middle-of-the-order threat was able to toy with the Arizona Diamondbacks, crushing a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to power a 3-2 victory and a 3-0 start to the season.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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The plush red seats of the Concertgebouw's main auditorium are occupied by students cramming for upcoming exams and finishing dissertations as classical music fills the hall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Which is exactly why Paradise’s increasingly disruptive flirtations with time travel feel frustrating on a structural level, like the show is cramming another puzzle box inside the puzzle box.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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In his first full pro season in ’25, the southpaw dominated High-A before earning a promotion to Hartford.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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The film was a critical and commercial smash, earning more than $100 million at the box office and scoring seven Oscars including best picture.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Beyond conversion, AcePDF offers editing tools such as merging and splitting PDFs, compressing large files, extracting images, adding annotations, and creating interactive forms.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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That pressure pushes down on the air underneath it, compressing and heating it.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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When not plucking away at a keyboard, Madison teaches yoga and mountain bikes with her two Australian shepherds, Cholla and Poppy, through Missoula's Rattlesnake Wilderness.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
28 Mar. 2026
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And don’t forget the era of over-plucking—ahem, from the currently trending ‘90s—which resulted in super-thin eyebrows that never really fully grew back.—
Ana Morales,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the clip, shared by @whit_fashionfinds, footage from inside her living room shows her teen on hands and knees pushing clutter across the floor and underneath the couch.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In past years, pushing issues to the next meeting had been a tool the NFL used to win the day because the May meeting allowed league personnel to lobby owners in favor of their measures, knowing coaches and general managers would not attend that next meeting.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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While compression reduces memory traffic and GPU-hours required per workload, lower costs per token could spur greater usage, potentially offsetting some of the demand impact.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Make your socks work for you with compression essentials designed to support circulation and comfort.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Squeezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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