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
Creating the park would mean squeezing off one or two lanes of traffic in each direction of San Vicente.
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Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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
Pazmiño thinks these routes will get only more popular with traffickers as the Caribbean routes are squeezed off.
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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.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
The players that do squeeze off more shots, typically aren’t doing so from dangerous areas.
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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.
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Laura A. Bischoff,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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.
—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
20 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze off
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China last tested an ICBM launched into the Pacific in September 2024, firing a DF-31B nuclear-capable missile from Hainan Island in the South China Sea into the open Pacific near French Polynesia.
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Police release video of the person racing across the roof of the building from where authorities say the shot was fired, dropping down to the ground and walking off campus.
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The man advanced toward police, and one officer shot the man, the KBI said.
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Kaiseem Smith, 16, is also being sought by police in connection with the fatal shooting of Billy Schmidt, who was fatally shot near his South Philadelphia home on June 6.
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The pyrotechnics were launched from eight barges on the Potomac River and spots in West Potomac Park.
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Videos of the pyrotechnics display show the pitch filling with tall showers of sparks and dense smoke as dozens of fireworks launched upward.
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All the gold is gone, and there’s barely enough to pay her soldiers, let alone throw a lavish coronation.
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California’s court systems have also thrown their weight behind the plaintiffs in the case.
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“Squeeze off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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