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
  • 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
  • Morrow walks me over to the rusty blue-and-yellow behemoth, which squishes cars as flat as pancakes.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Try mashing a quarter of a ripe avocado and spreading it on your bread slices.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
  • When Guerrero mashes, playoff wins come easier.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And the extreme pressure and friction of the move compresses the air molecules in front of Starship, creating a glowing plasma that is the signature of the stretch of flight known as reentry.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Some corporate margins, which have proven remarkably resilient, could compress if demand softens.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Thus, even if a farmer primarily relied on corn for sustenance and/or trade, planting beans and squash alongside the maize increased the nutritive value of the same area.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Also in our interview above, the two actors discuss whether the Forefront threat has really been squashed.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The student who Kamo’s son was initially trying to avoid began punching him.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Which American League powerhouse will punch a ticket to the World Series?
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jones attempted to help the quarterback up to his feet before Rodgers quickly shoved him aside.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Barely caring that the fake-tin ceiling was peeling off in one corner and had to be shoved back up once or twice a week with a broomstick.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a sector already squeezed by rising land prices, material costs, and labor shortages, those weeks of manual quantification represent millions of dollars in overhead that never swing a hammer.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Made mostly of muscle without a bone in their bodies, these wonderful weirdos can squeeze into spaces scarcely bigger than their eyeballs.
    Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Tunnels story is that Chinese immigrants built a network of tunnels under the city because they were forced to live underground; the tunnels were then used by gangsters and bootleggers, including Al Capone.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Delta said the disruption forced it to cancel more than 5,000 flights and cost it more than $500 million in revenue and compensation for passengers, among other expenses.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Squoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squoosh. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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