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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3
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
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Not only are soaring property values squeezing many people out of the housing market once again, but the accompanying tax increases are squeezing many families and retirees.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Western sanctions are squeezing Russia, forcing a return to 1990s-style barter as firms trade wheat and flax for Chinese cars and building materials.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Next, still standing on the left foot and squeezing the ball, drive your right heel straight back for a kickback.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Four hundred and fifty million years ago, vast continents collided, squeezing shale into schist to form Coogan’s Bluff, in Highbridge Park, in northern Manhattan.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The initiative comes as soaring prices are squeezing locals out of ownership.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That could be due to tariffs squeezing automakers, disincentivizing them from giving discounts.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
This could be done by either squeezing the regular season even tighter with more midweek fixtures or putting the Wembley final back a week.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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
Verb
With a full production season behind them, gardeners are much more likely to be focused on squeezing one last harvest out of their garden spaces, making every minute of the growing season count.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Not only are soaring property values squeezing many people out of the housing market once again, but the accompanying tax increases are squeezing many families and retirees.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
At the same time, Western sanctions are squeezing Russia, forcing a return to 1990s-style barter as firms trade wheat and flax for Chinese cars and building materials.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Next, still standing on the left foot and squeezing the ball, drive your right heel straight back for a kickback.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Four hundred and fifty million years ago, vast continents collided, squeezing shale into schist to form Coogan’s Bluff, in Highbridge Park, in northern Manhattan.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The initiative comes as soaring prices are squeezing locals out of ownership.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That could be due to tariffs squeezing automakers, disincentivizing them from giving discounts.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
This could be done by either squeezing the regular season even tighter with more midweek fixtures or putting the Wembley final back a week.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezing
Noun
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Within the stock market, there’s the short-squeeze stock craze that began with GameStop and AMC during the pandemic.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Both Delta and Capital One have faced backlash for long lines outside their lounges, and Amex’s move signals an effort to ease friction for loyal cardholders who’ve grown frustrated with the lounge squeeze.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While the defense played well, the loss was a crushing disappointment.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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Just last November in Columbia East, South Carolina dealt Mizzou a crushing 34-30 loss, effectively eliminating the Tigers from the College Football Playoff picture.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
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Instead of cramming it all into a tiny box, Robeta gave it a soft curtain enclosure that keeps the look minimal and the space functional.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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So congratulations to Claremont McKenna College for cramming hard and rightfully becoming teacher’s pet as the only institute of higher learning in the nation to score better than a C in an evaluation of their free speech policies.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Gadsden, Pendleton excelled in school, earning top grades and the respect of teachers and classmates alike.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Red Raiders have a bye week after earning a statement 34-10 win over Utah, which set them up as an early favorite in the Big 12.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Grok’s issues are not the result of a novel algorithm behaving in novel ways so much as an algorithm compressing and refracting all of the worst tendencies of the internet in very predictable forms.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Unlike regular audio formats like MP3 and AAC, which remove certain details while compressing an audio file, the lossless format preserves every detail from the original recording.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first challenge is to create a visually appealing monkey bread, which many in America will recognize as a circular loaf composed of smaller balls that can be easily torn off, much like monkeys plucking nits from one another.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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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,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Von's response represents a rare instance of a Trump-friendly media figure pushing back against the administration's messaging machine and highlights internal friction within the broader pro-Trump media orbit.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The messaging is tough and might persuade the Kremlin to calm its mad period of envelope-pushing, that saw Russian drones enter Poland and its jets violate Estonian airspace.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Specializing in thermal adhesive and battery compression pad production for electric vehicle manufacturers across the Southeast, Unitech also manufacturers industrial adhesives and sealers for its customers.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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Wear Properly Fitting Shoes Blisters develop in areas of the foot with higher levels of compression against the skin.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Squeezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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