Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squished
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It also gets compressed, which squeezes the air and puts even more pressure on it, which heats it up.—
Zoe Mintz,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Years of work compressed into one headline.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
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Nearly all the attention on the Dominican Republic so far in the World Baseball Classic understandably has been on its offense — a prolific collection of some of Major League Baseball’s top hitters that has mashed its way to utter dominance in the tournament.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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In some Asian cultures, mung beans are cooked and mashed to form a sweet dessert paste.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2026
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But rumors of the fellow 305ers hooking up were squashed over the weekend, as per Page Six.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the morning of pick-up day, the subject does seem squashed.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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In some ways, Tatum even enjoyed getting shoved to the court by Wembanyama in the same game.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Webb, San Francisco’s Opening Day starter for a fifth straight year, shoved for Team USA during the World Baseball Classic, following up his four innings of one-run ball against Team Brazil with 4 2/3 shutout innings against Team Canada in the quarterfinals.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The senior was even more delighted to add a championship hat to her new collection after winning the Big East Tournament, and the team gave her the honor of placing the logo sticker on the NCAA Tournament ticket poster that officially punched UConn’s bid.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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Witnesses recorded a video of Barranco screaming in pain as four agents piled on top of him and punched him during the arrest.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Other creative directors packed their show spaces, recalling a bygone frenzied atmosphere wheren attendees craned their necks and squeezed into standing room spaces not to get that perfect iPhone shot but because the ideas were so exhilerating.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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The middle class is being squeezed, in more ways than one.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Young people have the right to think for themselves rather than having conservative extremism forced upon them in class.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Fuel shortages have forced authorities to impose rolling electricity outages across the country and limit some public services.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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This year, Israelis were compelled by circumstance to celebrate Purim in or near their bomb shelters.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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With former swing tackle Yosh Nijman retiring Wednesday, the Panthers were compelled to look elsewhere for Ekwonu insurance.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Squished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squished. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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