Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze plays
Noun
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This summer, find citrus scents that range from bracingly tart yuzu to soft, floral squeezes of orange blossom and bergamot.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
4 June 2026 -
With the apparel market forecast to grow 2-4 percent per year between 2023 and 2028—a steep falloff from the 7–14 percent seen during the post-Covid recovery—executives are homing in on more immediate budget squeezes.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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My office will continue to vigorously prosecute defendants who pose serious threats to our community’s safety, especially our children.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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That review must rigorously assess the national security threats posed by foreign government investment in one of the nation’s largest news media companies.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Recipients of the emperor’s mercy were given symbolic wooden swords to carry with them in perpetuity.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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Meanwhile, a co-op game turned the four of us demoing it into ninjas defending a castle by slashing our swords on beat.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Any justice in the community would praise this murderer’s row of craftspeople working on the production design for the period town setting; makeup, especially Pennywise’s horrible face; sound design, for helping to keep the audio terrors churning along; and the costume work.—
William Earl,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Madonna has made music through various calamities that at the time felt world-ending — wars, political unrest, financial collapse — so the terrors of 2026 don’t seem to faze her.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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