squinched

past tense of squinch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squinched
Verb
  • Finally, the day arrived, and my friend Kelly Curtis and then-girlfriend Nancy Wilson were crouched behind the camera with Amy.
    Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Right then, crouched on the floor of MacDowell’s Cheney studio, Luise discovered a whole new way of working.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These frequent misrepresentations can damage trust not only in the systems themselves but also in news organizations whose content is being distorted.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Some items may become distorted or break down over time if washed with the wrong materials.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But none of the band members ever flinched over the divide that formed over their pre- and post-Vheissu sound.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • These images of an expanding Kong appeared on the screen and the actors on stage in front of it flinched in horror as the dwarfing image of Kong’s bigness loomed menacingly behind them.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Back home in Lansing, Latavia and the children huddled together and wept.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • There, huddled on the ground, is a motionless olive-green songbird.
    NPR, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In London, Lawrence’s longer pieces curled away from her face, folding between the body of her blond hair.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And behind the closed door, after the party is over, I am curled in a ball trying to will myself into normalcy again.
    Via Harvest Books, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Russell winced, remembering the backlash.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their hoods are covered with special plugs where 2,200 corals grown at the Miami Native Coral Lab in Allapattah will be screwed in.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Broncos got screwed on an interference call that placed the ball on the 1-yard line.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Blazy, a Parisian born and bred, recoiled from the claim.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Some recoiled at the launch and others quit their positions.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Squinched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squinched. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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