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Recent Examples of squish
The most important rule is not to squish them.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Ever since, the lanternflies have swarmed urban regions in the Northeast, while wildlife experts have encouraged people who come across them to squish them immediately to further prevent their spread.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
High school coaching also taught him to be flexible, to understand that athletes weren’t square cogs meant to squish into his round wheel.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Roast marshmallows over a campfire and squish them between graham crackers with a bit of chocolate.
—Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Ever since, the lanternflies have swarmed urban regions in the Northeast, while wildlife experts have encouraged people who come across them to squish them immediately to further prevent their spread.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
High school coaching also taught him to be flexible, to understand that athletes weren’t square cogs meant to squish into his round wheel.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Roast marshmallows over a campfire and squish them between graham crackers with a bit of chocolate.
—Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squish
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These new findings come just a year after another team looked at the old data to conclude that the solar wind had indeed compressed Uranus' magnetosphere, squeezing out the plasma normally present.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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Aside from the delivery process, the mattress was compressed, which made moving it up to my apartment easier.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
10 Dec. 2025
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Then Carol piles everything on her plate into a rough slice of avocado toast, mashing them together in an improvised layer.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Wire to wire, Buffalo mashed Pittsburgh's old and expensive front seven to bits, despite being down both of its starting tackles.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2025
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And this is a classic case of lawfare used to squash a First Amendment protester like myself.—
Shawna Mizelle,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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But a legion of opponents are determined to squash the celebration.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Just like the band’s original recipe of shoving punk, dub reggae, hip-hop and ska into a blender, the new songs dutifully stick to the formula along with Jakob’s soulful caterwauls that sound scarily similar to his dad.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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His security guard told me to back off – and then shoved a striking worker off her own picket line.—
Heather Merrick,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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In an era of squeezing margins, a deliberate focus on premium products is a business survival tactic.—
Peter Su,
Rolling Stone,
9 Dec. 2025
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Competition from Chinese brands and Beijing’s export restrictions on rare earth elements and semiconductors have squeezed Germany’s flagship sector.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Federico Valverde's powerful 67th minute free kick from the left is punched away by Al-Owais.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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The plane overran the runway, punched through a perimeter fence and came to rest in an airport parking lot, where firefighters extricated the pilot.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Initiative, dubbed a ‘Swiss Brexit,’ sought binding limits by 2050, forcing strict curbs on asylum, family reunification and work permits, potentially dismantling Switzerland’s deal on free movement of people and close EU ties.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Britain has increasingly toughened its approach to tech companies in recent years, urging or forcing them to impose age verification, adapt their algorithms and, most recently, prevent children from circulating nude images taken on mobile phones.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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The first attempts to compel vaccination in the 1850s appeared to many to be arbitrary and unneeded extensions of state power at a time when the effectiveness of the shots was still very much in dispute.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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That didn’t happen, and the alders felt compelled on Monday to air their grievances with the fifth floor in public.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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“Squish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squish. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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