squeeze plays

noun

Definition of squeeze playsnext
plural of squeeze play
as in squeezes

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  1. threats
  2. swords
  3. terrors
Noun
  • Climate change exacerbates the threats with rising temperatures disrupting migration patterns and diminishing the availability of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar's essential food source.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Parents and children of many of the victims testified in court that they were traumatized by Jones’ conspiracies and threats from his followers.
    Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of threats
Noun
  • One man in Northampton County offered seven swords to anyone willing to fight the new tax.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • According to Robert Sadowski, director of the Military Museum, the find is one of three or four such swords in Poland, read the Ministry of Science and Higher Education’s press release.
    David Chiu, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of swords
Noun
  • Watch Egerton discuss his airline travel terrors in the clip above.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The most recent entry, Evil Dead Rise, stars Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland as two sisters trapped in a high-rise apartment as their family is possessed by supernatural terrors.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrors
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