as in to compress
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Recent Examples of squish
Spacious toe boxes offer ample space for your feet to sit comfortably without feeling squished, and adjustable straps at the tops of the shoes allow for a snug and secure fit.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025
However, a compression cube, which is like an expandable suitcase in cube form, can squish bulky items like sweaters and jackets into more manageable parcels.
—Mike Arnot, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
You won’t be stressed out from being squished into a seat.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Those touches also contribute to the sense that the director is trying to squish three or four movies into one, all of them stubbornly unengaging.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025
However, a compression cube, which is like an expandable suitcase in cube form, can squish bulky items like sweaters and jackets into more manageable parcels.
—Mike Arnot, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
You won’t be stressed out from being squished into a seat.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Those touches also contribute to the sense that the director is trying to squish three or four movies into one, all of them stubbornly unengaging.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for squish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squish
Verb
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Streaming services compress the audio more vigorously than is common in physical media, which can cause problems with intelligibility.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Treatment for groin strains includes rest, icing, compressing the affected area, and taking pain medications.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Mervis mashed another long ball in the Marlins’ 11-4 rout of the Nationals at loanDepot park Sunday afternoon, crushing reliever Jorge Lopez’s 94-mph fastball 411 feet over the center-field wall as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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Even Enrique Hernández and Will Smith are mashing the covering off the ball.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This fungal disease causes yellow blotches on pumpkins, tomato leaves, squash and cucumbers.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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Pollinators including honeybees, bumblebees, and squash bees, fertilize flowers by transporting pollen from male blooms to female blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2025
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Cody then admitted to shoving his son and that a fight ensued between all parties.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2025
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When his son stepped in between Balmer and his wife, Balmer allegedly shoved his son out of the way and then punched his wife with a closed fist.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Consumer confidence has taken a nosedive in 2025 as Americans grow more concerned that inflation could spike again, and tariffs will squeeze their wallets.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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Mike Pavlik, whose family lived across the alley behind ours and who was the leadoff batter on our softball team, squeezed my arm.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Inside the courtroom, supporters of For Women Scotland cheered, punched the air, hugged and cried.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
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My job involved taking a frying pan cover off a conveyor belt, using a press to punch a hole, attaching a fly wheel and returning the finished product to the conveyor belt.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, Barron's slender frame and short arms may force him to play as a nickel corner in the NFL.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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If insurance continues to be unavailable and agencies continue to shut down, thousands of children will be forced into a state system that has neither the room nor the money to care for almost 15,000 more children.—
Joseph T. Monahan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In response to the AFT’s request for a temporary restraining order to compel the department to resume IDR application processing, the Department of Education filed papers in court last week indicating that processing for ICR, IBR, and PAYE applications would be resuming in the coming weeks.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Cabinet members and other White House officials, including Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, claimed Monday morning that the ruling had actually been in the administration's favor and did not compel them to bring back Abrego Garcia.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Squish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squish. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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