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Recent Examples of squoosh
Want to know what a stunning defeat sounds like? Squishing and squooshing.
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Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2017
Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squoosh
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High school coaching also taught him to be flexible, to understand that athletes weren’t square cogs meant to squish into his round wheel.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Roast marshmallows over a campfire and squish them between graham crackers with a bit of chocolate.—
Elisa Cinelli,
Parents,
22 Dec. 2025
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The wheel could then be attached to a corn-grinding machine so that each step would help mash the kernels.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026
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Cheaper pruners use a blade and anvil — essentially one sharp blade that mashes the branch against a flat surface.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Jan. 2026
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When investors have less confidence in future growth, the P/E will get compressed.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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When growth slows down, those multiples compress severely.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some fears exist among the British right that Reform’s success could still be squashed by an alliance of Labour, the Green Party, the Lib Dems, and a confederation of minor parties if a pact is not struck with the Conservatives, assuring a unified right-wing bloc.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Jan. 2026
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To try to squash a referendum using the persuasion of a bully pulpit is one thing.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Mohamed adds punch to the running game.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Last week, the Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Rams to punch their ticket to the Super Bowl.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Richardson appeared to grill Coleman and nudged him before shoving him into a wall, nudging him more later on.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Video shows the agent in the tan beanie repeatedly shoving observers.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Pull upward, squeezing the lat muscle in your upper back at the top.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
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Pour salt onto the stain, then squeeze lemon juice over top.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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But without any leads nor money to return back to her comfortable life in India, Mehr is forced to work as a housemaid for these eccentric artists Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Choreographed to perfection, yet not in a way that felt forced in the slightest, Bono and company distilled their brilliant Elevation Tour into a spellbinding three-song set that found the band performing while names of terrorist victims were shown on the big screen.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Squoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squoosh. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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