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Recent Examples of squish
But the orbit is somewhat squished, with one half of the orbit being significantly closer to the central star than the other.
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Because space is squished, to the photon the journey was infinitely fast and infinitely short, a tiny fraction of a second.
—Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
The convex & concave mirrors forming the book jacket exaggerate expressions,
making others appear stretched, squished,
& altered, mirroring the elasticity
of the poems themselves.
—Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Cicadas are not a threat to humans to animals, the experts said, imploring those who encounter them to avoid killing them -- whether by squishing them or spraying them with pesticides.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
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John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
Because space is squished, to the photon the journey was infinitely fast and infinitely short, a tiny fraction of a second.
—Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
The convex & concave mirrors forming the book jacket exaggerate expressions,
making others appear stretched, squished,
& altered, mirroring the elasticity
of the poems themselves.
—Terrance Hayes, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Cicadas are not a threat to humans to animals, the experts said, imploring those who encounter them to avoid killing them -- whether by squishing them or spraying them with pesticides.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squish
Verb
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In theory, this could help spotlight Alto Adige’s remarkable vineyard diversity - granite slopes, volcanic porphyry, glacial moraines - all compressed into just under 6,000 hectares of fragmented vineyards, layered across extreme altitudes.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Burnout is a potential trade-off If your workload is heavy, compressing it into fewer days can backfire.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Sweet enough to make a satisfying snack cake, but not too sweet to serve for breakfast, this mash up of blueberry bread and zucchini bread hits just right between indulgent and good for you.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 July 2025
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The train is transported to Woodinville for mashing, fermentation, and distillation.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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But that decades-old business paradigm was squashed in 2020 by a successful reform campaign waged by the Writers Guild of America, asseting that the whole system was rife with conflicts of interest.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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There's also Malabar shrimp ($25.95) and a vegetarian korma with chickpeas and squash ($22.95).—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
26 June 2025
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Over a century and a half after he was fooled and shoved into an airlock in the season-two finale, Day is not absolutely done with everything.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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The order, issued July 10, follows evidence of over 35 incidents in which reporters were allegedly shoved, tear-gassed, shot with rubber bullets, or arrested while documenting protests in downtown Los Angeles throughout June.—
Amanda Castro
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Kalvin Phillips squeezes a pass through the gap and into Omari Hutchinson, taking three Forest players out of the game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Marlene alleged her son grabbed and started to squeeze her throat.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Another of Raleigh's sons, Kyle, ran up, and punched Morrow in the head before pinning him to the pavement.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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Kelly tries to pick up his cell phone and belongings scattered on a bike lane when the twins return and begin punching him, the video shows.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Frankie Grande was forced to compete alone in a two person Battle of the Block Competition when his teammate Caleb abandoned him and sat out.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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Initially, the plant’s staff was overwhelmed, forcing Motorola to briefly backtrack on its promise to deliver phones to customers within four days.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
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That compels people to shell out somewhere between $2,500 and $3,000 for courtside seats for a summer league game, as people did Thursday.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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So she still feels compelled to speak up for these fellow children of God.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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“Squish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squish. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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