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as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
squeezed the blanket until it fit into the box
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as in to pluck
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence
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as in squeezing
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
he gave the plastic bag a squeeze and then folded it up for storage
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as in darling
slang
a person with whom one is in love
she and her main squeeze are spending Valentine's Day at a romantic country inn
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Recent Examples of squeeze
Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
But a 1985 Supreme Court case, United States v. Boyle, squeezed most of the life out of that exception.
—Andy Weiner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Editor's tip: The product comes out fast from the bottle, but a little goes a long way, so make sure to give it a gentle squeeze.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
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Cutting Wilson not only squeezed the budget for the Broncos, but also left a massive void at the game’s most important position.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
But a 1985 Supreme Court case, United States v. Boyle, squeezed most of the life out of that exception.
—Andy Weiner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
One approach, adopted by Lynda Benglis, Urs Fischer, and Christopher Wool, involves digitally capturing a chance form—a squeeze of clay, a snarl of wire—then enlarging that scan to monumental proportions, both dramatizing and satirizing the superpowers that artists now have at their disposal.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Editor's tip: The product comes out fast from the bottle, but a little goes a long way, so make sure to give it a gentle squeeze.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze
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If employment and wages rise, or President-elect Donald Trump says mass deportations are on the horizon — which could cause mass wage inflation — the market will get crushed, especially tech stocks, Cramer continued.Julie Coleman, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Most of the bones were crushed and burned, reducing their potential to yield usable DNA.CBS News, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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The modest three-bedroom apartment with expansive views of the Hudson River was half-cleared, yet still somehow crammed with books, papers, photographs, awards and tchotchkes.Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The way the Big East is shaping up, after five games, the Huskies won’t be playing many close games in conference, but there are a lot of games crammed into the next eight weeks and ability to close out games smoothly is something that matters.Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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Fastenal earned 46 cents per share on revenue of $1.82 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet were expecting 48 cents per share on $1.84 billion in revenue.Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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After a series of headline-making performances — including at Coachella and Gov Ball 2024 — the 14-track project earned a new peak of No. 2 on the Billboard 200.Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
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The new tags now collect the data daily and compress it into a 12-byte file before transmitting it back to the research team via a novel long-range network.Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Disassemble carefully, compressing the branches as much as possible.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
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The verses are animated but pretty ordinary; the main moment here is the chorus, which feels plucked straight from the tall tee era.Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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Picture red tuna fish caught that morning cooked in a subtle mix of local spices and topped over fresh linguine or meatier cuts of fish served like steak with fresh vegetables plucked from nearby farms.Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Nicotine is the primary addictive chemical in tobacco products that fuels addiction, pushing people to smoke and repeatedly exposing them to a toxic mix of chemicals in the smoke that cause disease and death.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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The atmosphere and fan rowdiness gave them even more reason to push for their debuts.Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Other contenders: Rick Nash to the Rangers, Sergei Bobrovsky to the Blue Jackets, Paul Gaustad being the darling of the deadline for some reason 12.Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Artificial intelligence darling Nvidia closed at a record high.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Israeli forces are pressing their air and ground war against Hamas, and on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said Israeli airstrikes killed at least five people in the Gaza Strip, including two infants and a woman.Tia Goldenberg and Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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This morning, a second and third major fire are pressing toward more suburban zones where people are now evacuating.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Squeeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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