squishing

present participle of squish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squishing
Verb
  • Speakers also recounted the resignation from Congress of Marjorie Taylor Greene in January, maintaining that the Republican Party is squashing its anti-Israel voices, while the Democratic Party is electing them.
    Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • Imagine if Jeff Bezos got bored just owning The Washington Post, firing hundreds of writers and squashing the freedom of its opinion section, and decided to join the American forces parachuting into Venezuela or Iran, only to ignore their orders and seize some prisoners on his own.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • Commercial loan onboarding is in beta with City National, compressing a process that used to require months of manual document review into something agents can handle end-to-end.
    Nicole Casperson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The technology stores energy by compressing carbon dioxide using electricity from the grid and later expanding the gas through a turbine to generate power when needed.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • More often, the series borrows from the overall feeling of Dippold’s inspirations, mashing up and remixing the obsessions of a lifelong horror fan.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • Severance star Zach Cherry hit the Deadline Studio at SXSW London this week with director Jason James to discuss genre-mashing romcom-thriller-noir All Night Wrong which premiered at the festival.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Cape Verde is not punching above its weight on heart.
    Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Court records reveal he was subsequently arrested for throwing a rock at people, and later for punching someone else.
    Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Before the parade, a small group of people were crushed against a barrier near Fulton Street, a key subway hub, pinned between a swelling crowd and a group of police officers shoving the barrier.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • The attacker wanted for shoving a 63-year-old MTA commuter onto the tracks at a Queens subway stop has been arrested, police said Friday.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, experts say other health costs, such as prescription drugs, medical tests and hospital bills, are also squeezing consumers.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Labor, rent, insurance, utilities, equipment and packaging are all squeezing already-thin margins.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The suspects accused of plotting an attack on the UFC fight at the White House allegedly planned to deploy drones armed with explosives around the event, forcing the crowd to evacuate before they would be targeted by sniper fire, court records said.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Croatia returned from the hydration break with determination, forcing Panama to play its game for the first time so far.
    Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026
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“Squishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squishing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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