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Recent Examples of squish
His stories have more sway and squish to them.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
It’s uniquely shaped like a box and made with a thick yet semi-flexible PU leather, so the bag keeps its shape in your suitcase instead of going flat and squishing precious cargo.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
There could be families of ten or more squished into these barrack rooms with sometimes another family.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 22 July 2025
Layer and bake your pie If the beef mixture is already in an ovenproof skillet, spread the mashed potatoes over top, being careful not to squish them down.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
It’s uniquely shaped like a box and made with a thick yet semi-flexible PU leather, so the bag keeps its shape in your suitcase instead of going flat and squishing precious cargo.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
There could be families of ten or more squished into these barrack rooms with sometimes another family.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 22 July 2025
Layer and bake your pie If the beef mixture is already in an ovenproof skillet, spread the mashed potatoes over top, being careful not to squish them down.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squish
Verb
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As competition intensifies and timelines compress, fashion players can no longer rely on legacy ways of working.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Circana’s Liquid Mix compresses that cycle to minutes, vastly improving how brands can respond to market signals.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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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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This is some of the baggage that accompanies the most shadowy of sensations – a truly biological, psychological, social, cultural, environmental phenomenon, all mashed together.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the Philadelphia Phillies' 19-4 drubbing of the Atlanta Braves, Schwarber mashed four home runs, becoming just the 21st player in MLB history to do so.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Plant around tomatoes and squash to keep squirrels at bay.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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But don’t just stand there and dither until the world gets around to squashing you like a bug.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Their range shrank northward as many were shot and shoved out of their native habitats — areas near lakes, rivers and coasts — by humans and industry.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Matt Chapman shoved Freeland from the side, while Willy Adames came close to throwing a punch.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Industry leaders such as Denmark’s Orsted, Siemens Gamesa, and General Electric have been squeezed by rising component prices, high interest rates, and wavering government support.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, corporations and government agencies have enforced return-to-office mandates that disproportionately squeeze caregivers.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Like the clang of bells, the sound bypassed my ears and punched the air from my lungs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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His video shows the worker being punched and stomped on as others attempted to intervene.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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France’s government has collapsed after a vote of no confidence on Monday, forcing Prime Minister Francois Bayrou out of office after just nine months on the job.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Quarterback Brock Purdy, who delivered a clutch, game-winning drive after throwing two interceptions, has a bad shoulder and toe that could force him to miss Week 2.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Squish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squish. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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