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as in distorts
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
squinched up her eyes in disgust
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as in flinches
to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust
didn't squinch a bit when the intruder pulled a knife on him
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squinches
Verb
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The African Union argues that the Mercator projection distorts the continent, both in size and global attention.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Fatigue distorts a leader’s judgment.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Bingo momentarily flinches, and Atlas rolls onto his back in response.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Months later, Anderson, 50, still avoids crowds, doesn’t go out after dark and flinches when the doorbell rings.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The aim was to encode the various nuanced ways human faces transmit states of mind, and then to visualize them; smiles and frowns are the barest beginning.—
Dan Rockmore,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With an almost modern-day Charlie Chaplin-esque physicality, Moss dances, contorts, and frolics amongst the shoes, their boxes, and fixtures in the store for a mesmerizing, can't-look-away effect.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Stewart contorts his face with a look of disbelief when asked if Montgomery has stayed on him.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This movement deforms a fault network stretching west, where shallow earthquake occur (shown in orange and red).—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Payton cringes at the mention of a sophomore slump, that defenses will figure out Nix.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While Shrek pouts about missing his solo ogre days, the dastardly Rumpelstiltskin takes advantage, offering him a contract to relive that romanticized time in his life — for a day.—
Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Researchers practiced bacterial gene sequencing to identify which microbes were present in the participants’ mouths before and after each treatment.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Chelsea has offered over $40 million for the La Masia product according to Fabrizio Romano, which would be a bargain transfer leaving many Culers with a bitter taste in their mouths.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Squinches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squinches. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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