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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
Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Factories tend to operate on slim margins already, and demands for price cuts will only squeeze them further.
—Marc Bain and Joan Kennedy, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The decline in affordable properties, coupled with building permits not keeping up with the population growth and rising home prices, is creating a housing squeeze that's sparing no one in the 11-county region.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Go deeper: Tariffs will squeeze manufacturers and jobs may not follow
Emily Peck
Apr 2, 2025 - Business
Tariffs will squeeze manufacturers and jobs may not follow
Tariffs are meant to boost U.S. manufacturing and jobs, but the issue is complicated.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Factories tend to operate on slim margins already, and demands for price cuts will only squeeze them further.
—Marc Bain and Joan Kennedy, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
Beyond the financial squeeze, food choices reflect something deeper—what people crave, what feels comforting, and what still feels like a splurge even when budgets are tight.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The decline in affordable properties, coupled with building permits not keeping up with the population growth and rising home prices, is creating a housing squeeze that's sparing no one in the 11-county region.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze
Verb
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Crockett has faced significant backlash for the remarks about Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who was paralyzed from the waist down in 1984 after being crushed by an oak tree while jogging.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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Pastor Jamal Bryant is proud of his twin daughters, Angel and Adore Bryant, who are currently crushing it in college.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
31 Mar. 2025
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By eight, when the rabbi arrives to lead the prayers, the living room and kitchen are crammed with people.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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That black blazer crammed into one of my four rolling racks?—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
3 Apr. 2025
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As the years went on, the LGBTQ+ community earned hard fought rights, and that small gathering in the park evolved into a brigade of 30,000-plus people marching down Market Street, with floats, glitter and performers, said Braxton, who now sits on the board of St. Louis Pride.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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Yet Mayer was left off the roster while Kristian Campbell earned a spot despite struggling for much of spring.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For complex tasks, the smartphone can further compress the latent representations and forward them to cloud servers for specialized processing (e.g., full document OCR or advanced medical diagnostics).—
Wei Duan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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More importantly, compressed monthly changes highlight the general lack of homebuying demand that continues to characterize the current housing market.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Those commercial jobs grew scarce because of the consolidation of ad agencies and the rise of marketing content plucked from social media.—
Steven Kurutz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Whether picked from your garden or plucked from the farmer’s market, fresh asparagus is one of the surest signs of spring.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Are Puerto Rican filmmakers pushing for this to change?—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Business schools are mimicking Harvard and Stanford, pushing a VC-centric curriculum instead of teaching unicorn-entrepreneurship—the skills to build billion-dollar businesses without VC.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Yankees — darlings of torpedo-bat makers everywhere — have walloped 22.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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It’s been more than 40 years since Mamet’s crop of caustic salesmen first hit the Broadway stage, becoming both a darling among critics and, seemingly, the dream production of every middle-aged male actor.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Press Flowers Capture the beauty of spring flowers or the memories of a special bouquet by drying and pressing them.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spent recent months pressing exactly this case in Washington: Any agreement to end the war in Ukraine—and particularly any deal that relaxes sanctions on Russia—must include provisions to curb Russian military support for Iran and Hezbollah.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Squeeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeeze. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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