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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

The night sky reflected in still water can look more dramatic than the sky itself because reflections compress and simplify structure.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 July 2026
And that’s on top of allegedly deleting or compressing billions of logs that should have been preserved.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

Definition of compress

Verb

In total, Minnesota mashed a season-high six homers Saturday to down the Yankees 11-4 and even up the weekend series at 1-all.

— Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026
Rooker, 31, is known as one of the most durable players in the league, having played in all 162 games last season and mashing at least 30 home runs in each of the last three seasons.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of mash

Verb

The scant few remaining Arm compatibility concerns revolve around old printers and proprietary apps, but these have been all but squashed for the average user.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
In one montage played for laughs, an emperor is squashed by a panda and a king is beheaded, although there is no blood or guts to speak of.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of squash

Verb

Many runners appeared completely unaware when bulls were breathing down their necks and, instead of trying to gore them, just shoved them out of the way.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Many runners appeared unaware when bulls were breathing down their necks and, instead of trying to gore them, just shoved them out of the way.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of shove

Verb

The result is a new generation of patients planning trips around treatments rather than squeezing appointments into an existing vacation.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
With inflation squeezing their margins and rideshare platforms demanding a large share of their earnings, a driver’s split-second decision to accept a fare is a high-stakes calculation of business survival.

— Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

None of that history mattered though when Nick Moon put Boise on the scoreboard in the seventh minute and forced club staff to scramble for a new corner flag.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
Crew members of a container vessel reported damaged near the Strait of Hormuz were forced to abandon ship, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Center said in a separate statement.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 July 2026

Definition of force

Verb

In response, Cambodia invoked a rare UN Law of the Sea mechanism to compel negotiations.

— Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Put another way, sports would be unwatchable mayhem and impossible to administer if every bad call compelled attacks on the integrity of the games and interference from political grandstanders.

— Vahe Gregorian July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

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