as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water squirting out of the faucet
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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
I am fond of the little squirt, I'll admit
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Recent Examples of squirt
ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Leftover syrup can be squirted into lemonade or poured over pancakes—why not keep a fresh batch in the refrigerator all season long?
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
After applying this product to wet hair with a squirt of styling gel, a quick shake of her curls, and a hit of the diffuser, my curls were noticeably more defined and less frizzy, especially at the roots—even on a gross, 70% humidity day at that.
—Eden Stuart, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Braylon also was getting so independent, squirting syrup for his pancakes onto his plate by himself.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Leftover syrup can be squirted into lemonade or poured over pancakes—why not keep a fresh batch in the refrigerator all season long?
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
Adell famously had a ball squirt out of his glove and over the fence for a home run in Texas as a rookie in 2020.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
After applying this product to wet hair with a squirt of styling gel, a quick shake of her curls, and a hit of the diffuser, my curls were noticeably more defined and less frizzy, especially at the roots—even on a gross, 70% humidity day at that.
—Eden Stuart, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squirt
Verb
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House drinks run $10, the Negroni and Manhattan poured straight from the decanter.—
Winston Ross,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Police said a second unidentified person appeared to hit two of the robots and pour a beer over one of them.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Set the scene Hamilton Island is undoubtedly the most glamorous in the archipelago, thanks to its high-end clientele who dock their yachts at the marina or land their jets at the Whitsundays’ only island airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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One of six children, the then 16-year-old loved the annual trip to the Massachusetts island, a paradise full of sparkling water, jet-skis, and endless sun.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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School kids arrived on field trips and groups lined up for exhibitions, taking the escalators up past the abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s vibrant, 83-foot-tall vertical window.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Bell-to-bell phone bans are among the strategies proposed in a new Surgeon General's advisory warning of the threat excessive screen time can pose to kids.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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One would create a Dumbo tourism management plan that would use signage and other methods to steer visitors streaming off the Brooklyn Bridge and from the York Street F station toward alternative attractions such as Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn Flea, Jane’s Carousel, and the Time Out Market.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
29 May 2026
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Light rain, showers and occasional lightning continue to stream across the Kansas City area from the south and southeast to the northwest, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Whether a minor or an adult, that child has lost a parent and has a right to mourn and needs the mother to be there.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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More strikes were reported in southern Lebanon earlier today, with the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reporting that civil defense teams recovered the bodies of four people, including children, after an airstrike hit a residential house in the town of Adloun.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Verb
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The end of California's chaotic governor's primary race was approaching Saturday as leading candidates rushed to deliver their closing arguments before voting ends Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2026
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Be patient and allow your child to feel those uncomfortable feelings, instead of rushing them through it.—
Reem Raouda,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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The company released a video showing the hatching chicks.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
28 May 2026
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Remove trash and food scraps, which can attract predators that may prey on eggs and chicks.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2026
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Over several days in the country, the trip — Stefano Ricci’s ninth — spanned the Tarangire region guarded by the Maasai, and the Serengeti national park with its rich wildlife, including leopards and families of lions and lionesses and their cubs appearing in campaign imagery.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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The six-month-old cub's unexplained presence in New York's largest urban green space gave rise to a 10-year mystery.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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“Squirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squirt. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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