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squish

verb

Definition of squish

as in to compress

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Recent Examples of squish The bag is compact enough to fit under the seat in front of you on a plane, and can squish down easily to fit in odd spaces, like the Tetris-style trunk of a packed car. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026 The muddy ground squished beneath dancing feet as hands reached toward the night sky. — Bryan West, USA Today, 14 June 2026 Many married women squish their arms onto a shield alongside their husband’s, although this is not obligatory. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for squish

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The impressive density of this overload, which embraces the possibilities of relatively new technology to find novel ways to deliver and compress context, diminishes as Carter is drawn to Japan by Izumi Adachi (Kiko Mizuhara).

— Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Powerful industrial presses compress the drums to dramatically reduce their volume and stabilize the contents.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of compress

Verb

Just take his February fall collection, which mashed up decades of American glamour with a sneaky British twinge.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026
The most efficient way to play the game is to mash the light attack button until an enemy staggers, execute a finisher to get your health back, and repeat.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of mash

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Look for roadside fruit stands with the final harvest of heirloom tomatoes and squash or the first of pears and apples.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026
The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday squashed Republicans‘ plans to implement a new congressional map before November, ruling voters must first decide on whether to approve the new district lines.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of squash

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Oil prices, meanwhile, continued to climb as fighting in the Middle East keeps squeezing the global flow of crude.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The price for a barrel of Brent crude went above $109 on Monday morning as fighting in the Middle East keeps squeezing the global flow of oil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of squeeze

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His mother's Nordic heritage was the reason Campbell made his pro debut in the Icelandic league in 2021 in a nation which punches above its weight in developing soccer players.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
If the convict can help transport the loot from that camp to a safe space far from the government’s prying eyes, the warden will punch his get-outta-jail-free card.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of punch

Verb

The Hurricanes’ defense made a big stand, forcing a holding in the end zone for a safety.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland argues that artworks made by prisoners forced to do so in Nazi concentration camps are not their legal property.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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