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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
  • Egon Schiele had his thing for gaunt girls and their undergarments.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Tall and thin, bordering on gaunt, he was dressed in blue jeans, a flannel shirt, an old Army jacket, work boots, gloves and a blue wool cap.
    Alanna Nash, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Where Hailey will opt for sumptuous faux furs and nipped in waists, Justin is most comfortable in big hoodies and bigger shorts.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2025
  • But their muffled offense and less-than-optimal legs were no match Sunday for the Ducks, who nipped a two-game slump in the bud and moved seven points back of idle Calgary for the last available playoff spot in the West.
    Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • On Thursday, the Harris County Sheriff's Office arrested Antonio Ridge and charged him with Arbaiza's murder, according to Gonzalez.
    Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Yella Beezy was also once arrested and charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of marijuana — charges which were later dismissed, according to court documents.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Weinstein often looked haggard and out of it — unshaven, mouth ajar, eyes bleary.
    Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The scene makes Perkins crack up — Death looks tired and haggard, his job is never done (especially this week), and while the father-son may have escaped this round, their paths will cross in some unknowable way in the future.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • During 9/11, people walked down the stairs in single file and held the door open for each other.
    Rascal Kemble-Curry, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Also, the Heat held the NBA’s 14th-worst record at the start of the skid and now has the league’s eighth-worst record this season.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Zoom in: It's made one investment so far, a $10 million take-private last September of bankrupt solar installer iSun, yielding stakes in five companies: iSun Industrial, which the firm rebranded as Legacy Power.
    Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The party, once bankrupt and on the verge of irrelevance in the Bay State, was supposed to be reinvented with new blood at the top and a purging of the old poison like former party chair Jim Lyons.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Pinched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinched. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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