as in soft
giving easily to the touch
a bed covered in big squashy pillows
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Recent Examples of squashy
The pumpkin also imparts some squashy sweetness.
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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
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
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Chadwick says that over the last 10 years, football has acted as a glue: managing the country’s image and profile through soft power and diplomacy.Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Smooth a small amount onto dry hair to revive soft definition in your second- or third-day curls.Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
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The romaine lettuce had to be left whole, except the floppy ends, which would need to be chopped off.Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nowhere was this more apparent than in London’s hip Chelsea neighborhood, where everyone from The Beatles to The Rolling Stones to Jean Shrimpton wore them with mod skinny pants and floppy hair.Christina Pérez, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
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The ground was covered in a spongy synthetic mat, according to Rocky Merz at the Cincinnati Parks Department.Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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While sized more like a cookie, madeleines are small, spongy cakes that can be flavored simply with vanilla or modified to incorporate fruit, coffee, chocolate and more.Cece Pascual, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Adjective
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There are cuddly plush capybaras and stretchy or squishy ones.CBS News, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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No matter how fast the computer half gets, our squishy, antique hardware will still be the bottleneck.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Ripe red fruits but a good snap of acid keeps in from being too plush and flabby.Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Three aluminum sculptures from roughly a decade later resemble flabby beings who writhe around above viewers’ heads.Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Cooked Pasta or Rice Cooked pasta and rice tend to lose their texture and get mushy when frozen and thawed.Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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The onions in onion jam get soft but not mushy and have a lovely translucent-honey appearance.Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Squashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squashy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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