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squooshes

verb

present tense third-person singular of squoosh

as in bears (down on)

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Designed to cut down on bulk, these cubes use a handy zipper system that squashes down the clothing inside each cube.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
Luckily, this deal squashes that qualm by knocking over $300 from the sticker shocker!

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026

Definition of squashes

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Christmas tree pins have a tiered configuration that compresses rather than pierces the ground (a win for modern synthetic or Mondo tracks).

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
As the spacecraft strikes the air, the gas in front of it compresses rapidly and heats up.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of compresses

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High inflation also pressures the Fed to reduce the money supply by increasing interest rates, making cheap credit harder to get.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
If a message pressures you to donate immediately, verify your identity or click a link before a deadline, avoid using the link in the email when anything feels off.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pressures

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This time round, Horvat is on to something even more deliciously odd with a study that mashes together grief, matrimonial disharmony, the alien nature of mathematical minds, and desire’s wild pursuit of obscure objects.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Starling Marte mashes one The hometown fans, who appeared to be outnumbered among the 24,225 at The K, had something to cheer in the fourth inning.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026

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