as in to squish
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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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Jenner held on to her son’s face, gently squishing his cheeks, staring at her baby boy.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Players can use new items, like an ice flower to freeze enemies and a mega mushroom to grow and squish them, grind on rails, defy gravity by wall-jumping and turn their karts into boats or airplanes.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Judge mashed a Bassitt cutter that caught too much plate in Sunday’s second game, sending a home run to the right-field seats.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Only a few groups could find a way to mash up classic norteño, jazzy R&B, and country reggae in a single performance — Grupo Frontera is one of them.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2025
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Streaming services compress the audio more vigorously than is common in physical media, which can cause problems with intelligibility.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Treatment for groin strains includes rest, icing, compressing the affected area, and taking pain medications.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
22 Apr. 2025
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This fungal disease causes yellow blotches on pumpkins, tomato leaves, squash and cucumbers.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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Pollinators including honeybees, bumblebees, and squash bees, fertilize flowers by transporting pollen from male blooms to female blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2025
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That trend already spiraled into real-world hostility in 2024; while the song played at a bar in Germany, a crowd reportedly yelled slurs at a Black woman and punched her in the face, with one man allegedly Nazi-saluting.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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With that win, Niemann punched his ticket to Oakmont for the U.S. Open.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Cody then admitted to shoving his son and that a fight ensued between all parties.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2025
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When his son stepped in between Balmer and his wife, Balmer allegedly shoved his son out of the way and then punched his wife with a closed fist.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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For now, the researchers have left the ship in situ, partially covering it with original soil and squeezing wet sponges onto it to preserve moisture.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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The question of whether a modern Phantom can squeeze through the driveway gates remains to be seen.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2025
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Five years after the pandemic forced children into remote instruction, two-thirds of U.S. fourth graders still cannot read at grade level.—
K. Dara Hill,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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Such environments can force the plane downward, disrupt its ability to climb, or reduce lift on the wings, according to aviation experts.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Squoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squoosh. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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