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as in kids
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
I am fond of the little squirt, I'll admit
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as in pours
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water squirting out of the faucet
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Recent Examples of squirts
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
How To Clean Linoleum Floors With Vinegar Vinegar is effective at cleaning floors and disinfecting them, but for more cleaning power, add a few squirts of dish soap to the mix, which works well at removing grease and grime from floors.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squirts
Noun
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Controversial figures, such as Andrew Tate, are offering them a lavish lifestyle that uses images of smoking cigars, sitting in private jets, and doing push ups.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Water-jets provide more efficient propulsion at speeds above 34 miles per hour, the analyst told Newsweek, compared with propellers, which are efficient between 23 and 34 miles per hour.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Both Kardashian and Thompson are proud parents on social media, sharing posts to celebrate all of their kids' life milestones.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The jury saw extensive emails between Donna and Wendi that showed how Donna pushed Wendi to pursue relocation to South Florida at any cost, including offering her ex-husband $1 million and taunting him with the possibility of converting their kids from Judaism to Catholicism.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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And Josh, who pours his guilt into a publicity campaign to try and find his missing son.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Enthusiasm builds on announcement day, shares trade up, and money pours in.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The company said on its website that with Amazon Family, Prime members can share benefits with one other adult, up to four teens added before April 7, 2025 and up to four children in their household.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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This pathway also extends to the investor's spouse and children under 21.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps that is what rushes in to fill the vacuum where Meursault’s morality ought to be.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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The sitter was responsible for watering the garden and houseplants, feeding and caring for three cats, a Labrador named Trip, and a flock of chickens, geese, and 11 baby chicks.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Bertie Gregory freeze-framed the moment fledgling emperor penguin chicks walk along the edge of an ice shelf.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The show streams the next day on Hulu.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game streams on Paramount+, according to the USA Rugby website.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Squirts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squirts. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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