squeeze play

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Recent Examples of squeeze play That set the table for the South comeback, where after the Neuberger home run, Blake Peterson singled and later scored on a squeeze play with Gavin Alexander executing the bunt. Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2023 That squeeze play will enhance our wind. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023 In a 7-3 win over Atlanta, full-court baseball - a steal of third and a squeeze play - opened the door for a big inning and keyed a series win over the world champions. Dallas News, 1 May 2022 Louis Bussard then squared to bunt, with Trout digging for home plate on an apparent squeeze play. Mike Waters, Dallas News, 20 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for squeeze play
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeeze play
Noun
  • Still, concerns remain about the company’s standing in a competitive streaming environment and its resilience in the face of a potential recession, as a squeeze on consumer discretionary spending could weigh on subscription growth.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • This growing squeeze on both the lower and middle rungs of the income ladder threatens not just economic opportunity but the basic stability of local economies.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Combs had offered up to $50 million to wait for his trial from his home on Star Island, but prosecutors insisted the musician was a threat to witnesses and victims.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • As election denial, steered by Trump, ran rampant, local election workers across the country faced a barrage of violent threats, accusations of misdeeds and intense scrutiny from riled, partisan vigilantes during the 2022 midterm elections.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Orr’s study also found that even as silence about climate change can spiral into deeper fears of speaking out, speaking about the issue can drive a spiral toward further discussion and action — and that individual conversations can play a surprisingly large role.
    Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Creating a culture of fear by persecuting unpopular individuals and groups?
    Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lind was injured by a samurai sword during the altercation.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The battles are chockablock with clashing swords and explosions; more whimsical stuff, such as a house made of sheep wool and another constructed entirely of mushrooms, is relegated to background-joke status.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Heat center Bam Adebayo was a menace on the defensive end with two steals and five blocks.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
  • That leaves Jared Dawson, who looked like a menace on the interior, able to play quicker than his 300-pound frame would suggest possible.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Neuroplasticity allows for the formation of new connections, the purging of obsolete ones, and changes in the strength of existing connections—all processes that make subtle changes to the structure of our neural networks.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Getty Images That said, international and U.S. stock returns tend to ebb and flow in cycles, with each showing multi-year periods of relative strength and weakness.
    Greg Iacurci,Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Abby’s friends are nervous, even disgusted at this point, horrified at her capacity for violence.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • More than 1,700 people have been killed this year— 1,086 in February and March, according to the U.N. — in violence fueled by criminal groups trying to expand their territorial control and overthrow the government.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Try it as a dynamic warm-up: Experts now generally recommend warming up the muscles with gentle movement, rather than static stretching.
    The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Gentile cites recent research showing that proteins from phytoestrogens—whole soy foods such as edamame (soybeans) or tofu—help support muscle and increase the lean mass of older adults.
    Denise Maher, Flow Space, 21 Apr. 2025

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