squoosh

verb

Definition of squooshnext
as in to squish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squoosh
  1. squish
  2. mash
  3. compress
  4. squash
  5. punch
  6. shove
  7. squeeze
  8. force
Verb
  • Spider mites are small enough that they can often be controlled by spraying plants with a strong jet of water a couple of times a week, which squishes them.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
  • The bag is compact enough to fit under the seat in front of you on a plane, and can squish down easily to fit in odd spaces, like the Tetris-style trunk of a packed car.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
Definition of squish
Verb
  • It’s felt like a time to get away from the more difficult parts of the whole world being mashed together and talking to each other all the time, and to enjoy the better parts of the world being put together, and talking to each other all the time.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The left-handed slugger was mashing balls into the stratosphere, bashing nine to set the tone against Contreras.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of mash
Verb
  • This swimsuit has built-in shapewear, designed to shape and compress everywhere, with subtle draping at the tummy.
    — Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 16 July 2026
  • Those pulses create the extreme conditions needed to compress fusion fuel, while also supporting high-energy-density physics experiments used in materials research, radioisotope production and national security.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of compress
Verb
  • By the early 1900s, Forest Service officials were working aggressively to squash lingering sentiment among white ranchers that intentional fire was productive.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • And Jason Momoa, who recently starred in the game-to-movie blockbuster A Minecraft Movie, appeared to be the best guy to put behind the sci-fi series’ big, bug-squashing hand cannons.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of squash
Verb
  • The Hawks had the chance to punch their way to a spot in the Summer League playoffs with a win.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
  • Video shows part of arrest in Meridian Ten seconds into the initial video, the officer sitting on the man punched him, according to the footage.
    — Alex Brizee July 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
Definition of punch
Verb
  • What impressed me was that without stanchions to direct the crowd, fans wove back and forth across the field, creating an orderly line without shoving or cutting.
    — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • There, on the first page, a picture of Cronus shoving a baby into his mouth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of shove
Verb
  • Every new theorem ratchets one wall inward, squeezing the gap a little tighter.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • The brain-squeezing rush of those starts is nearly indescribable.
    — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
Definition of squeeze
Verb
  • Flair then turned her attention to Cargill and hit a big boot, forcing the disqualification.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Funding challenges have forced the closure of re-entry homes like the one at Charlotte’s McLeod Center and the shuttering of re-entry organizations like Redirection-NC as well as local reentry councils across the state.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of force
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