squoosh

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Recent Examples of squoosh Want to know what a stunning defeat sounds like? Squishing and squooshing. Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squoosh
Verb
  • Sitting beside the star, her son Gus was pictured squishing his hands into the sand and looking down.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Many airlines are cracking down on personal item sizes, and trying to squish an overstuffed bag under the seat in front of you just isn’t worth it.
    Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Schwarber, a former Red Sox player, mashed a career-high 56 home runs this season.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to hype surrounding the pie itself, shoppers are sharing their love for mashing a piece of the pumpkin pie in a cup of Costco soft serve ice cream (available in the food court) to make a do-it-yourself sundae.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Unlike beads, Durafoam evenly absorbs body weight and won’t compress over time.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Still, there’s a long way to go to match bats, which can contract and compress their muscles to listen only to certain echoes and can detect something as small as a human hair from several meters away.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Surface scratches are to be expected but avoid deep cuts and squash with any soft spots.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • There was speculation that Dombrowski's comments could mean the team is trying to trade him, but Dombrowski quickly squashed those rumors, stating his importance to the team.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Next, a 10,000-pound concrete-and-steel battering ram was used to punch 24-foot holes through the ice, beginning at the far end of the whales' four-mile path to freedom, so as not to alarm them.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Following her latest pic Christy bowing at AFI Fest last week, Sydney Sweeney is looking to deliver another knockout punch with an upcoming film, and partnering with an A-list director to help deliver the blow.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Other visitors have reported hearing coughing from the TB cabins, or being shoved even though no one was near.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That’s when one volunteer from Compañeros was shoved by an ICE agent, Orozco-Perez said.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • George Matysik, executive director of Share Food Program, a Philadelphia food bank, told USA TODAY that food banks are already squeezed by federal funding cuts.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Then, squeeze your Magic Eraser a few times to activate the foaming bubbles.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Follow what feels fun and freeing, not forced.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In Wisconsin, the legal bar to force someone into mental health treatment is high.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Squoosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squoosh. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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