Thesaurus results for SQUISH

squish

verb

Definition of squish

as in to compress

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Recent Examples of squish Then, any feeling of empowerment Rue got from her underworld dealings and religious inklings was squished by a Wire-ish cat-and-mouse game between her suppliers and their federal law-enforcement foils, leading to her death in the finale. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 June 2026 Family vacations traveling from Long Beach, CA, to Downers Grove, IL … five kids plus two parents all squished into an F100 Ford with a camper shell. — E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 Malik said of Thayer, who taught her how to squish patties. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 These pests are easy to squish, and this is time well spent, since there are up to five generations of these pests a year and elimination in the spring interrupts their life cycle and minimizes our rose slug angst for the remainder of the year. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for squish

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Verb

This swimsuit has built-in shapewear, designed to shape and compress everywhere, with subtle draping at the tummy.

— Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Those pulses create the extreme conditions needed to compress fusion fuel, while also supporting high-energy-density physics experiments used in materials research, radioisotope production and national security.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

Definition of compress

Verb

It’s felt like a time to get away from the more difficult parts of the whole world being mashed together and talking to each other all the time, and to enjoy the better parts of the world being put together, and talking to each other all the time.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
The left-handed slugger was mashing balls into the stratosphere, bashing nine to set the tone against Contreras.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of mash

Verb

By the early 1900s, Forest Service officials were working aggressively to squash lingering sentiment among white ranchers that intentional fire was productive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
And Jason Momoa, who recently starred in the game-to-movie blockbuster A Minecraft Movie, appeared to be the best guy to put behind the sci-fi series’ big, bug-squashing hand cannons.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

Definition of squash

Verb

What impressed me was that without stanchions to direct the crowd, fans wove back and forth across the field, creating an orderly line without shoving or cutting.

— Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
There, on the first page, a picture of Cronus shoving a baby into his mouth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of shove

Verb

Barbara Rainey, a Cherry resident of 76 years, said a school bus hit her cousin’s car while trying to squeeze between vehicles parked on either side.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Tournament football isn’t generally conducive to pressing, with so many matches squeezed into such a short window, and without the cohesion that comes from club sides training together for months.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

The Hawks had the chance to punch their way to a spot in the Summer League playoffs with a win.

— Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Video shows part of arrest in Meridian Ten seconds into the initial video, the officer sitting on the man punched him, according to the footage.

— Alex Brizee July 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

Definition of punch

Verb

Flair then turned her attention to Cargill and hit a big boot, forcing the disqualification.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Funding challenges have forced the closure of re-entry homes like the one at Charlotte’s McLeod Center and the shuttering of re-entry organizations like Redirection-NC as well as local reentry councils across the state.

— Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

Definition of force

Verb

There are numerous forces, therefore, that should compel FIFA to rein in its shameless pursuit of ticketing revenue — including the simple fact that there is less wealth in Spain, Portugal and Morocco than there is in North America.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Other policy priorities include new legislation that would compel YouTube and TikTok to promote public service content from the BBC and other broadcasters.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of compel

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