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
  • Keeping your firmware up to date ensures you’re protected against the latest threats.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But the biggest threats come from billionaire corporate land developers and scheming local government officials, eager to get their greedy hands on all that gorgeous acreage to build casinos, resort hotels, golf courses, and the like.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of threats
Noun
  • Burrow put all the swords in a room and let each lineman pick theirs out.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Sticks, staff, swords, sabers, whips or scepters including extendable items.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of swords
Noun
  • 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
  • Watch Egerton discuss his airline travel terrors in the clip above.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrors
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