Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squished
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That compressed timeline changes the whole defensive game.—
Scott Alldridge,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026 -
Hydrogen is produced elsewhere, compressed, stored, transported, and then refuelled into the vehicle.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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His thin frame is easily pushed around in the paint, and a lot of his blocks are last-ditch saves of otherwise certain baskets after an opponent has mashed him inside the charge circle.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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When James Wood misread the ball in the sixth inning, the type of mistake the right fielder has mostly avoided as the Washington Nationals have mashed their way to MLB relevance in recent weeks, the day settled on its identity.—
Noah White,
Washington Post,
17 June 2026
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Mathew Street was indeed close at hand but over the frontier of Liverpool’s dockland, a narrow cobbled lane between towering Victorian warehouses, blocked by heavy trucks and strewn with empty crates, cabbage stalks, and squashed oranges to the peril of Brian’s beautifully polished brogues.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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Duncan approaches Lili, who enthusiastically greets him by telling him she's squashed their daughter's potential problem with the police.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Seconds later, Hines-Allen decided she was done talking and shoved Bonner.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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In Hesse, a rabbi was shoved in a supermarket in front of his children and had his cell phone snatched from him.—
Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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As Pino sobbed, family members of Lucy Fernandez squeezed into the wood courtroom pews behind Adams while Pino’s supporters sat behind him.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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Almost the entire population of Gaza, more than 2 million people, has been squeezed into vast, squalid tent cities dependent on international aid.—
Melanie Lidman,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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In 1976, the Bicentennial followed the traumas of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that had forced President Richard Nixon's resignation.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Iranian state television duly presented the agreement as proof that Iran had compelled America to accept its conditions, which helps explain the alarm in Israel and among Washington's hawks.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
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In defense of the players, San Francisco Archdiocese spokesman Peter Marlow stated that people of faith should not be compelled to suppress their convictions in public life.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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“Squished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squished. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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