as in to fire
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
the hunter waited for the deer to start feeding, then squeezed off several rounds
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Recent Examples of squeeze off
This week’s news shows that the principles can come to an understanding to slowly squeeze off the amount of litter, and phosphorus, polluting the river.
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Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2026
At about 9:29, the crew squeezed off the main gas line and stopped gas flow in the 2-inch-diameter steel main line and .75-inch-diameter steel service line in front of the home.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
Pazmiño thinks these routes will get only more popular with traffickers as the Caribbean routes are squeezed off.
—Ana María Cañizares, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
He was squeezed off the third base position when Breslow signed Alex Bregman to a $120 million free agent contract in the offseason.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The players that do squeeze off more shots, typically aren’t doing so from dangerous areas.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The officer squeezed off three quick shots, hitting the dog and sending it back into the house, yelping.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Homeowner's surveillance camera The homeowner whipped out his weapon and squeezed off at least a half-dozen rounds at the retreating attackers, video showed.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
Bourque helping to shoot down ALS Over the course of his Hall of Fame career, Ray Bourque squeezed off 6,209 shots on net, a league record surpassed last season when Capitals cannon Alexander Ovechkin fired 294 times, boosting his total to 6,355.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
Editorial Board, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2026
At about 9:29, the crew squeezed off the main gas line and stopped gas flow in the 2-inch-diameter steel main line and .75-inch-diameter steel service line in front of the home.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
Pazmiño thinks these routes will get only more popular with traffickers as the Caribbean routes are squeezed off.
—Ana María Cañizares, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
He was squeezed off the third base position when Breslow signed Alex Bregman to a $120 million free agent contract in the offseason.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The players that do squeeze off more shots, typically aren’t doing so from dangerous areas.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The officer squeezed off three quick shots, hitting the dog and sending it back into the house, yelping.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Homeowner's surveillance camera The homeowner whipped out his weapon and squeezed off at least a half-dozen rounds at the retreating attackers, video showed.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
Bourque helping to shoot down ALS Over the course of his Hall of Fame career, Ray Bourque squeezed off 6,209 shots on net, a league record surpassed last season when Capitals cannon Alexander Ovechkin fired 294 times, boosting his total to 6,355.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze off
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Payne intentionally fired four rounds at 25-year-old Kierra Lane, killing her at her Covington home with the pair's children present, prosecutors said at trial.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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Payton’s longtime assistant, Lombardi was fired a few days after the Broncos’ AFC Championship Game loss.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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An 18-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his friend during an argument over sharing french fries inside a west Fort Worth apartment was arrested on Monday, according to jail records.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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The man initially refused to give the brothers anything, and Kenneth Heath shot Sheridan in the chest.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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To help travelers create their own Route 66 road trip itinerary, Tripadvisor's in-house creative studio Wanderlab partnered with Choice Hotels International to recently launch an interactive guide to the best stops along the famous highway, called Century of Route 66.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The drone team stationed at ski jumping has come up with a way to catch the drone, change the battery and throw it back in the air.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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On a 2009 episode of The Rachel Zoe Project, the stylist’s last-minute work obligations threw a wrench in her plans with her then-husband, Rodger Berman.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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