as in to compress
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Recent Examples of squish
The toe boxes allow your feet to comfortably spread out without squishing your toes, while technology built directly into the outsoles provides essential protection from rocks and other trail debris.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squish
Verb
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Eventually, they were so thoroughly compressed that nuclear fusion got going—and boom, the very first stars lit up the universe.—
Robin George Andrews,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Costello neatly compressed the clichés of political pop.—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Reviving could be a simple interact button, or even interacting and then mashing the interact button until the revive meter was full.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Remove 1 cup of banana slices to a small bowl; mash well with a fork.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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And in the long run, avoidance can squash vulnerability, erode trust, and fuel resentment.—
Kelley J. Brower,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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Dry air from the dust cloud can limit the formation of tropical systems, but the moisture over Florida is likely to be stronger than the dust can squash.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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McDavid shook off two periods where the Panthers shoved him to the outside and contained his electric game.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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As the sidelines cleared and the entire team rushed the field, though, Hudson took the opportunity to charge back into the fray and shove Thibodeaux in defense of Eluemunor.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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In some towns, utility poles were removed so the caravans could squeeze through.—
Angela Jackson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Hundreds of people squeezed into the Jewish Community Center in Boulder, Colo., for a vigil that featured prayer, singing and emotional testimony from a victim and witnesses of the firebombing attack in the city’s downtown, after a federal judge blocked the deportation of the suspect’s family.—
Colleen Slevin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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When the victim initially resisted, the suspect kicked and punched him and forcibly grabbed a wad of cash from the vehicle, police said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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The inmate told prison staff that around 4:30 p.m. on March 7, two other inmates came into his cell, tied him up, kicked and punched him and poked him with a knife, police said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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That gives you a puncher’s chance against a team that runs on makes and misses and forces defensive miscues by sheer virtue of its pace of play.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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The prospect of a New York team with an identity forged from refusing to yield under pressure forcing an anxiety-inducing Game 7 at Madison Square Garden looms large.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In a conversation with Harvard Business School, Sam Altman observes that the rise of AI will compel us to rethink jobs and society.—
Arafat Kabir,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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So when California sets new emission standards – and other states follow – the auto industry is compelled to adopt them.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 June 2025
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“Squish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squish. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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