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pinched

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verb

past tense of pinch
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as in nipped
to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points the zipper on those jeans always pinches me

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinched
Adjective
  • The face that looked back at her in the rearview mirror was gaunt, her skin pale around glassy hazel eyes.
    Glenn E. Rice, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Gone is the gaunt, skeletal vampire of the 1922 film, replaced by a larger, more intimidating, master of the undead with a mustache and deep voice.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The low-cut dress nipped in at the waist to show off her curves and flared out into a dramatic train.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • On Second Street, Jefferson nipped into John Sparhawk’s busy London Book-Store.
    Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Mangione also faces weapons and related charges in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested at a McDonald's restaurant following a five-day manhunt.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Police say she was arrested and charged with OVI.
    Mike Schell, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The face that confronted him was haggard and gaunt, its hair and beard unkempt.
    Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • These are films about a haggard failson trying to hold his life together with the help of a wise-cracking goo monster who longs for the taste of human brains.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • But the Lightning held their own, both physically and defensively, never allowing the reigning Stanley Cup champions back in the game despite constant pressure.
    Eduardo A. Encina, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The chief executives of all three held a joint press conference in Tokyo.
    Kantaro Komiya, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The watches were swiped from Reeves’ Hollywood Hills home in December 2023, according to police.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Where there once were homes and gardens was now a wide furrow of dirt, as if a giant had swiped his foot across it.
    Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Adebayo did not force his offense, in a game where there was little for the Heat to have to counter in the middle, but then seized control with his scoring late.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Before Hamas seized full control of Gaza in 2007, Christians would often place a large Christmas tree near a major square in Gaza City.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Discount chain Big Lots is expected to close all but a few hundred stores after the bankrupt company reached a deal with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners to transfer some of its locations.
    Ahtra Elnashar, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
  • So will the Social Security Fairness Act bankrupt the Social Security Trust Funds?
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Pinched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinched. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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