as in soft
giving easily to the touch
a bed covered in big squashy pillows
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Recent Examples of squashy
Expect roaring fires, squashy armchairs, and hedonistic feasts.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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 pumpkin also imparts some squashy sweetness.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 12 Oct. 2021
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
Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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 pumpkin also imparts some squashy sweetness.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 12 Oct. 2021
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
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Traditional shades of red and green remain present, but they’re joined by bubble gum pink and soft blue for a more eclectic palette.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tejasvi designed it with large-font type to make text easier to see and read, and a soft, blue theme intended to be soothing to people who may come to the site fresh from a scam and be fearful or frazzled.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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So pack that sunscreen, toss a floppy hat into your weekend bag, and get ready to sip fruity drinks with tiny umbrellas.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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An amaryllis bulb naturally grows long floppy leaves, staking them upright would look ridiculous.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The owners of Konjo, Fetien Gibre-Michael and Yoseph Assefa, have introduced an untold number of Denverites to injera, a spongy bread that accompanies most meals.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
29 Aug. 2025
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Bare, blackened trees with pointed, spindly limbs and black soil that felt strange underfoot, both spongy and brittle.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Germain McMicking—Neon Advertisement Together is a squishy-gross body-horror comedy about the ways longtime couples sometimes meld sensibilities so completely that one partner or the other may feel subsumed by the whole.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Timing that shortest of all short windows between when an avocado is hard as rock and horribly black and squishy has become one of the millennium’s many small trials in life (for avocado fans at least).—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Embraced tenderly by her flabby yet tenacious arms, all was good.—
Nadine Hack,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The billboard, which faces north at 11th and Grand avenues, depicts Trump shirtless, flabby, and chest-deep in murky water, wearing a golden crown.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Rice slow simmers and cooks up tender, buttery, and creamy, but not mushy.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Steer clear of the refrigerator, which can lead to a mushy or mealy texture and loss of flavor.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Squashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squashy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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