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Recent Examples of squish
Werner added the idea of the Squish came from wanting to encase the leather upper in a rubber outsole, as if the two forms had been literally squished together.
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Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 Nov. 2025
Traditional running belts sagged or squished my stomach a little too tightly; armbands irritated my skin during the summer.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
If there’s just one bug, carefully brush it into the water without squishing it, or add soapy water to a spray bottle to spray the bug directly.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
Many airlines are cracking down on personal item sizes, and trying to squish an overstuffed bag under the seat in front of you just isn’t worth it.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 Nov. 2025
Traditional running belts sagged or squished my stomach a little too tightly; armbands irritated my skin during the summer.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
If there’s just one bug, carefully brush it into the water without squishing it, or add soapy water to a spray bottle to spray the bug directly.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
Many airlines are cracking down on personal item sizes, and trying to squish an overstuffed bag under the seat in front of you just isn’t worth it.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squish
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When investors have less confidence in future growth, the P/E will get compressed.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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When growth slows down, those multiples compress severely.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Want to know what a stunning defeat sounds like? Squishing and squooshing.—
Jacob Feldman,
SI.com,
8 Sep. 2017
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The wheel could then be attached to a corn-grinding machine so that each step would help mash the kernels.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026
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Cheaper pruners use a blade and anvil — essentially one sharp blade that mashes the branch against a flat surface.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some fears exist among the British right that Reform’s success could still be squashed by an alliance of Labour, the Green Party, the Lib Dems, and a confederation of minor parties if a pact is not struck with the Conservatives, assuring a unified right-wing bloc.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Jan. 2026
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To try to squash a referendum using the persuasion of a bully pulpit is one thing.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Richardson appeared to grill Coleman and nudged him before shoving him into a wall, nudging him more later on.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Video shows the agent in the tan beanie repeatedly shoving observers.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pull upward, squeezing the lat muscle in your upper back at the top.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
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Pour salt onto the stain, then squeeze lemon juice over top.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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Joe Mazzulla tipped his cap to Patriots counterpart Mike Vrabel after New England punched its ticket to Super Bowl LX.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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For many, the surge in gold prices has punched a hole in their wedding budgets.—
Preeti Soni,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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But without any leads nor money to return back to her comfortable life in India, Mehr is forced to work as a housemaid for these eccentric artists Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Choreographed to perfection, yet not in a way that felt forced in the slightest, Bono and company distilled their brilliant Elevation Tour into a spellbinding three-song set that found the band performing while names of terrorist victims were shown on the big screen.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Squish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squish. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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