as in soft
giving easily to the touch
a bed covered in big squashy pillows
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Recent Examples of squashy
Feel its malleability between your teeth, how its squashy fragility—marshy like the plant from which it was originally harvested—gives a bit before bouncing back.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Its restaurant, Roxy Bar, sits beneath an eight-story-high skylight and is packed with squashy leather armchairs upon which to luxuriate and dine.
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Kelsey Stiegman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Its restaurant, Roxy Bar, sits beneath an eight-story-high skylight and is packed with squashy leather armchairs upon which to luxuriate and dine.
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Kelsey Stiegman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squashy
Adjective
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Play soft music to drown out fireworks blasts and give your pet something to do, like putting treats inside an interactive toy, to keep them calm and happy.
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This relaxed pick is incredibly soft, really cute, and surprisingly easy to style.
Adjective
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Dogs of all shapes and sizes entered the gates of Citi Field Thursday night with wagging tails, floppy ears and plenty of Mets gear.
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Jayden Antropov, a floppy-haired recent high-school graduate, had taken the day off from working two part-time jobs, at Publix and at a burger joint.
Adjective
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Earlier movie versions have managed the story’s most frightening moments with the limited technology available at the time—much plastic and spongy stuff; monsters in process shots looming over little men; papier-mâché boulders flung from hilltops.
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The savory crepe, wrapped in paper, is a walkable handheld, its delicate, lightly spongy batter of mung bean flower fused with an egg that’s cracked on top, then spread, ensuring both come in every delicious bite.
Adjective
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Kim Staggs had just picked up her 13-year-old daughter, Natalee, from her grandparents' house when a squishy toy that had mistakenly been left inside a hot car exploded.
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Wallis’ record is squishy in the way his former boss Chad Mayes was, which is no doubt necessitated by the nature of a purple district.
Adjective
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Earlier suitors were sometimes flabby; the crew was not always in tip-top shape.
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Without constant reinforcement, these muscles will atrophy, and when real tyranny arrives, the flabby citizen will be powerless to resist.
Adjective
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The Best Way To Store Half A Tomato The best way to store half a tomato is to keep the cut side protected while limiting excess moisture that can make your tomato mushy faster.
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This is partly because DeGette is not exactly a mushy moderate.
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“Squashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squashy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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