squishing

Definition of squishingnext
present participle of squish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squishing
Verb
  • The decision marked the first time in tournament history that the final weeks of the college basketball season would not be played, squashing Atlanta’s plans to host the Final Four.
    Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The single marked the first collaboration between the two rappers, effectively squashing rumors of their feud.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Several people compressing the traditional learning curve.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Workers grew fungi on 12 tons of this otherwise useless waste, compressing and baking it into 925 blocks that were used to build a house.
    Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Rice impressed last season, mashing 26 home runs and driving in 65 runs, but Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter thinks the 27-year-old is going to take it to a whole new level this season, boldly predicting Rice mashes 40 home runs this season.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The Tigers erased an 11-point halftime deficit in the third quarter, knotting the contest at 33-33 before running out of gas — just as Bama was mashing the pedal to the floor.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The man responded by punching the child's father in the nose, court documents said.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Michigan made a statement on Sunday, punching its ticket to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Stetson and Samuel -- my darling young men -- were sitting at the table, shoving and pulling one another in equally groggy measure.
    Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The victim listed in the police records later told police about two incidents of physical assault, including grabbing, scratching, shoving and striking, according to the documents.
    Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The videos have pulled back the curtain on ingredient shifts across some of the company’s most recognizable products — and a surging cocoa market that’s squeezing the entire candy industry.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Pios led 4-1 after a period and put the clamps down, methodically squeezing the clock and the Broncos’ hopes of a repeat title, a shift at a time.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For small trucking companies, the increases are forcing difficult decisions.
    Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Instead of viewing constraints as blockers (budget, time, market conditions), treat them as forcing functions that sharpen decision-making.
    Lisa Song Sutton, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Squishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squishing. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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