as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water squirting out of the faucet
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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
I am fond of the little squirt, I'll admit
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Recent Examples of squirt
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Muncy used two hands to tackle the late hop, but the ball squirted out.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 27 May 2025
Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
Quickly eliminate pesky toilet bowl rings with a squirt of shaving cream.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
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Verb
What to look for in a quality allergy medication for cats
Pills vs. liquid allergy medication for cats
Allergy medication for cats typically comes in tablet, capsule or liquid form that can either be mixed in with your cat’s food or squirted into their mouth with a syringe.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Muncy used two hands to tackle the late hop, but the ball squirted out.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 27 May 2025
Noun
Three years later, Hendon's team showed how adding a single squirt of water to coffee beans before grinding can significantly reduce the static electric charge on the resulting grounds.
—Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
Quickly eliminate pesky toilet bowl rings with a squirt of shaving cream.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
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The best player on the floor in Game 5 — a contest that included the NBA’s MVP — Williams poured in 40 points to push the Thunder to a commanding 3-2 lead over the Indiana Pacers.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Touching tributes have poured in on Kuscsik's obituary page since her death.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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Dawn on the Potomac River: rowers, joggers, a quickening column of jets descending toward the runways at Reagan National.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Open source intelligence analysts confirmed the fighter jet hangars had been hit.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 June 2025
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The presence of a 37-year-old who brought the tenacity of a champion to the lineup and the joy of a kid to the dressing room.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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My kids officially gained a new best friend, and he's gained a whole new life.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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What Time Does The Buccaneers Season 2 Episode 2 Come Out? The Buccaneers season two, episode two, will be available to stream from 9 pm Pacific Time (PT) on June 24, 2025/Midnight Eastern Time (ET) on June 25.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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This, combined with fast solar wind streaming from a large Earth-facing coronal hole, could fuel geomagnetic storm conditions overnight, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 June 2025
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He was hired to perform an autopsy on the child, who died while Ross was in delivery.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Gisele Bündchen is putting her figure on display just a few months after welcoming her third child.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Keep in mind, Miami had the sixth-best rushing attack in 2023.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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More Getty Images Fast forward to 2025, and Scheffler is no longer an amateur rushing through rounds to catch a basketball game.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The cubs were eating solid food already, including a small bird called a wagtail and a woolly rhinoceros—probably a younger rhino brought down by adults in the pack.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
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About that time, the cub that was in the trap decided to break free.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
14 June 2025
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“Squirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squirt. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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