squoosh

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Recent Examples of squoosh Want to know what a stunning defeat sounds like? Squishing and squooshing. Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squoosh
Verb
  • Sitting beside the star, her son Gus was pictured squishing his hands into the sand and looking down.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Many airlines are cracking down on personal item sizes, and trying to squish an overstuffed bag under the seat in front of you just isn’t worth it.
    Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Not always is a slugger who can mash 50-plus home runs in a season available on the open market, and nearly every team that wants more power in its lineup will be targeting the 32-year-old.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The album is front of mind for Yorke, who recently worked on the stage production of Hamlet Hail to the Thief (which mashes up the album and the Shakespeare play) and the surprise live album Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003–2009) was released earlier this year.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The new system compresses that capability into a device spanning just a few square centimeters, without sacrificing power, pulse duration, or bandwidth.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The cubes work by simply filling them up with clothes, zipping them shut, then using the middle zipper to compress clothes down to a much smaller package.
    Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Then there’s the carrot and squash puree, essentially mashed potatoes without the potatoes, but with the cream and butter.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Common confirmed the beef was squashed from his side from that point forward and compared Joe’s intervention to a scene straight out of a movie.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Japan has punched above its weight on the global cultural stage for generations, but Hollywood studios have long regarded the country as one of the world’s most challenging places to shoot.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Vote of confidence Heweliusz represents a huge vote of confidence from Netflix in CEE as the streamer celebrates its decade in a region that punches above its weight and has a bustling local entertainment sector.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • But when push comes to shove, will the Millers be able to start fresh?
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
  • After shoving a shark up to the surface, the orcas rolled it onto its back.
    Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The polls had him on top for months, and his decision to focus his mayoral campaign on cost-of-living issues proved to be the right one in a city where residents are increasingly squeezed between growing rents and ever costlier public services.
    Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Aid is declining and rising debt is squeezing public budgets.
    Obiageli Ezekwesili, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto shut the door, forcing a game-ending double play and earning his third win of the series.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Rojas, a light-hitting infielder, hit an unexpected home run in the ninth inning of Game Seven to tie it and force extra innings, when the Dodgers won it.
    Steve Futterman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025

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“Squoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squoosh. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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