as in soft
giving easily to the touch
a toddler clutching a squooshy teddy bear
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Recent Examples of squooshy
Target has a squooshy blanket that’s modestly priced and comes in dark green, blush or gray, as well as a Made by Design sweater-fleece blanket in heathered gray or navy.
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Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2019
Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squooshy
Adjective
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The large flowers have an iridescent lavender eye and stand atop evergreen foliage that adds soft blue-green hues to the garden year-round.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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The species is a red gorgonian soft coral found along the Pacific coast from Chile to California.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Look out for celebrities and wearers of floppy felt hats.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Oracle was born in the floppy-disk era; Larry Ellison made his first billion in 1992.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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It’s topped with American cheese and served on a super squishy, delicious potato bun.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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This meaty, cheesy casserole is topped with Hawaiian rolls for a touch of squishy sweetness, too.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Stacking them on top of each other had only spread the grit into the spongy pores beneath the caps, speeding up their decay.—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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With a neutral flavor and slightly chewy, spongy texture, this bread would hold up well for sandwiches of any size.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Basil Basil is also very sensitive to cold temperatures, which turn its leaves black and mushy.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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Remove mushy, brown, or dead roots, cutting back to the rhizome.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The mattress first, a mattress from time immemorial that proved to be unbelievably heavy, flabby, and seemingly filled with sand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Gyms and exercise equipment companies don’t promote their locations and equipment with flabby, lumbering people, rather their ads show fit, upright, energetic individuals.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Squooshy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squooshy. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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