Thesaurus results for SQUOOSH

squoosh

verb

Definition of squoosh

as in to squish

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Verb

Add to marinade, seal bag, and squish everything around until meat is coated.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
The difference between one frame rate and another can be the difference between wanting to ogle a voluptuous demon and wanting to squish her like a bug.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of squish

Verb

Just take his February fall collection, which mashed up decades of American glamour with a sneaky British twinge.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026
The most efficient way to play the game is to mash the light attack button until an enemy staggers, execute a finisher to get your health back, and repeat.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of mash

Verb

Much like an engine compresses fuel before ignition, FLARE first assembles the fuel to high density before delivering a separate, rapid burst of energy to trigger fusion.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Weak investor sentiment around the companies, which were also starting to show returns on AI investment, compressed their stock multiples.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of compress

Verb

But the Avengers woke up in the second half, scoring 41 points to win 48-27 and squash the Royals’ upset hopes.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
The atrocities committed in Chile were similar to those in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Central America, where leftist movements and guerrillas were squashed with incredible brutality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of squash

Verb

Police said Warren punched a 15-year-old and caused a minor injury to the teen’s parent.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Their job is to reduce the world to a series of numbers that can be punched into increasingly complex statistical equations and published in esoteric journals with high barriers to entry and minuscule readerships.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of punch

Verb

According to the suit, the video depicts the staff member grabbing a Black student from behind, spinning him around, grabbing him by the shirt and shoving him repeatedly into the metal roll-down door of a concession stand.

— Eric Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Oakley and Reid lean so heavily into Elinor and Marianne’s crushing disappointments and the forces holding them back in a period of vast gender inequity, that their sorrows shove the characters’ more captivating qualities to the side.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of shove

Verb

To close deals, some US homebuilders are resorting to price cuts and mortgage rate buy downs to attract buyers, squeezing profit margins that are already compressed by high raw material, labor, and financing expenses.

— , CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Mounting losses, bankruptcies Besides the cost of raw materials, there are many other factors squeezing farmers.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

Rather than forcing clarity, give the situation time to reveal itself.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
In May, the TPLF forced out regional leader Tadesse Werede, who reported to Abiy, and replaced him with a new council led by TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael, who led the Tigrayans in the previous conflict.

— SAMUEL GETACHEW, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

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