squooshing

present participle of squoosh

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squooshing
Verb
  • The technology can help with due diligence and integration, compressing what was once a long process into one that customers might not notice.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • In the new Hubble image, some of the gas on the outer edge of M88 can be seen compressing and piling up.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • Lego’s classic button-mashing combat is spiced up with dodge and parry prompts to evade gunfire and counter incoming attacks.
    Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • In the video, Mariko baked a few salmon fillets and boiled some rice before assembling the easy dish, which involved mashing the salmon into bits with a fork and mixing it into the rice along with Kewpie mayonnaise (a Japanese brand of the condiment), soy sauce and hot sauce.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Imagine if Jeff Bezos got bored just owning The Washington Post, firing hundreds of writers and squashing the freedom of its opinion section, and decided to join the American forces parachuting into Venezuela or Iran, only to ignore their orders and seize some prisoners on his own.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • Morris fell on top of her, knees spread to keep from squashing Dinah’s chest and maybe killing her.
    Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • LaBeouf’s campaign of terror ended when he was arrested for punching several people outside the Royal Street Inn & R Bar.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 June 2026
  • Actor Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of simple battery for punching people outside a New Orleans bar in February during Mardi Gras.
    JACK BROOK, ABC News, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Live musicians, live actors… and all those terrific kids are shoving the furniture around all night as well.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 8 June 2026
  • On Monday outside of Union Square Park, cops arrested 29-year-old Paris Valentine, who was accused of shoving an 85-year-old woman face first into the ground in an unprovoked attack.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • Carting around unhappy campers in 100-degree weather and squeezing work into a shorter window is not exactly being poolside with a marg.
    Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
  • The defense is disciplined, squeezing pressure from its trio of wings.
    Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Iran may have succeeded in forcing Washington to make a choice between supporting Israel’s military freedom of action and preserving a diplomatic track with Tehran.
    Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • He is especially known for his signature sinker that is known for forcing weak contact on the ground.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
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“Squooshing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squooshing. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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