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squishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of squish

as in compresses

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This is the step where the barista compresses the ground coffee within the portafilter to create a dense puck.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
An in-house leader who has owned the function throughout the hold period maintains the documentation, positions and compliance history that compresses the diligence timeline and protects valuation.

— Shawn Cole, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of compresses

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Created by Chicago painter Nathaniel Mary Quinn, the image mashes up caricatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ron Wood into a glorious grotesquerie that channels the colorful glam-trash aesthetics of the band’s late-’70s phase.

— Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
The Nike Air Max Joga Bonito R9 mashes up the boot Ronaldo wore for the 1998 World Cup with the Air Max 95.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 22 June 2026

Definition of mashes

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The video shows Ron Thompson appear to swing at Thompson, and Stephanie Daniels shoves her.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026
Here in the famous Festival Theatre, the sprite Ariel, played in splendidly sprightly fashion by Marissa Orjalo, opens up the top of a piano, a piece of island flotsam and Prospero, in the form of the veteran actor Geraint Wyn Davies, shoves his coat inside, throws up his hands and closes the lid.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Definition of shoves

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That not only squeezes consumers' budgets, but also hits businesses hard, especially those which are heavily dependent on fuel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
That not only squeezes consumers’ budgets, but also hits businesses hard, especially those that are heavily dependent on fuel.

— Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of squeezes

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And if the pizza isn’t enticing enough, Urban Cowboy’s cocktail program punches far above its weight class.

— Beth Rankin, Denver Post, 27 July 2026
As the officer is pinned down, one person repeatedly punches her in the head while another appears to strike her with an unidentified object before a second officer intervenes.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of punches

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The government has offered cash incentives to those willing to leave and pressures others to give up legal efforts by holding them in detention.

— Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
If a company pressures you into signing a contract before evaluating other options, that’s a red flag.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of pressures

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