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Recent Examples of squashy The pumpkin also imparts some squashy sweetness. Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 12 Oct. 2021 On a sunny, private patio populated by trilling birds and brightly colored Acapulco chairs, Iliza Shlesinger nestles into a squashy outdoor couch next to her rescue dog, Tian Fu. Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2022 Sauté only a minute or two on each side, until the skin is crisped and the flesh is just springy rather than squashy. Janelle Davis, CNN, 25 May 2022 The squashy weekender is still shoppable for only $38. Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 16 Sep. 2021 Mentions of the squashy dessert can be traced back to the paper’s first year in circulation. Angela Roberts, baltimoresun.com, 19 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squashy
Adjective
  • Ironically, her swollen face looks plump and round despite her partial buccal fat removal — a procedure that extracts the soft pads of tissue found inside the cheeks to create a slimmer face.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Founded in 1879, The Glenrothes is a Speyside single malt producer that often highlights a few key aspects of its whisky production: very soft (low mineral content) water, vibrant and fruity new-make spirit, and the hallmark floral notes that develop in its highly aged stocks.
    David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Wearing tulle headdresses, beanies, skull caps, scarfs, fedoras, even floppy gardening numbers, Abdi proved that modern style can be inclusive and pioneering and bold and so glamorous all at the same time.
    Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The narrative takes ever wilder turns, the glamour verges on gaudy and Emily’s hats really couldn’t get any bigger or floppier (the ace costuming is by Renee Ehrlich Kalfus).
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The dough is too spongy, and the whole thing just doesn’t come together the way a great Neapolitan pizza should.
    Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Over the past decade, the fish has been made into countless memes, appeared in different forms of media and of course, sold as squishy plush toys.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Cinnamon Melts Hotcakes are good and all, but nothing beats a squishy mini cinnamon roll dripping with cream-cheese icing.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In the first season, when jokes went flabby or the writers didn’t know how to finish a skit, a fake cow was dropped from the rafters.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
  • At a hefty 2 hours and 24 minutes, the film is flabby, not jacked, and lacking in an unpredictable live-wire element.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The sauce was good, but the large, mushy chunks of fresh mozzarella made the pizza soggy too quickly.
    Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Overcooked squash will cause the casserole to be mushy.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025

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“Squashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squashy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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