Thesaurus results for SQUOOSH

squoosh

verb

Definition of squoosh

as in to squish

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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

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Begin by mashing the garlic and a bit of salt with the flat side of a chef’s knife, then work in the basil in handfuls until finely chopped.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026
The outrage last night over Bryson mashing down the wheat field behind his ball was hilarious.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of mash

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Coordinated inquiry across pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and asset managers was especially important in compressing the learning curve.

— Martin Whittaker, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Testing later revealed that the mass was caused by a staph infection that had settled in her spine and compressed her thoracic spinal cord at the T4-T5 level, leaving her paralyzed from the chest down.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of compress

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Brown was accused of twice hitting the victim with a glass bottle to his head while Akinlolu punched him.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026
Trey Songz has avoided jail time following his arrest last year over allegedly punching an employee at a nightclub in New York City.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

Definition of punch

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Coming off the awful travel out of Chicago from July 9 into July 10, in which the Red Sox had two plane issues and arrived just a couple hours before first pitch, Gray shoved.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Even Christmas brought misery in the form of an ICE agent dressed up as Santa, who shoved away children trying to hug him, according to the detainee declarations submitted to the court.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of shove

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Barbara Rainey, a Cherry resident of 76 years, said a school bus hit her cousin’s car while trying to squeeze between vehicles parked on either side.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Tournament football isn’t generally conducive to pressing, with so many matches squeezed into such a short window, and without the cohesion that comes from club sides training together for months.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of squeeze

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The new 5th Congressional District boundaries were designed to ease a path for Republicans to force out Cleaver, who has represented Kansas City in Congress since 2005.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
If every delay feels like a threat, pause before forcing the next move.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

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