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Recent Examples of squish
To maintain their shape, the brand founder suggests stuffing the sandals with soft materials like socks or lightweight clothing to prevent them from getting squished or losing form while stowed away in your luggage.
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Shelby Ying Hyde, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024
The one-mile trail has a line of fine sand along the middle that makes the walk easy on your feet, along with a variety of features like zip lines, rope walks, obstacles to climb on and mud to squish your feet in.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
His screen presence is defined by a recurring tendency to squish his neck downward toward his torso and angle his head at a variety of not-90-degree angles.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 June 2024
Set a timer for silence, starting with a short time, like three-five minutes, and ask them to do something else, such as draw pictures, or something with their body like dance or squish putty.
—Emily Edlynn, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
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Shelby Ying Hyde, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024
The one-mile trail has a line of fine sand along the middle that makes the walk easy on your feet, along with a variety of features like zip lines, rope walks, obstacles to climb on and mud to squish your feet in.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
His screen presence is defined by a recurring tendency to squish his neck downward toward his torso and angle his head at a variety of not-90-degree angles.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 June 2024
Set a timer for silence, starting with a short time, like three-five minutes, and ask them to do something else, such as draw pictures, or something with their body like dance or squish putty.
—Emily Edlynn, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squish
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Proof Aggregation Through a process of recursive aggregation, multiple zk-proofs are compressed into a single, compact proof.Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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City medical examiners ruled that Neely was killed by having his neck compressed in a chokehold.Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Use your chopsticks to mash the beef together with the rice, sambal, etc., then savor each sweet, spicy, tangy bite.Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2024
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Use the back of a wooden spoon to mash berries and mix the ingredients together.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
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Despite the speculation, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions squashed any rumors that the Tyson fight was compromised in any way.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The best route forward for the former may be to use the latter as a negotiating piece—individual DSTs can be squashed through tariffs, but a broad regional DST may require some capitulation.Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Doe alleges that he was drugged and sodomized by the disgraced mogul, being shoved into a vehicle where the assault allegedly took place.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Footage shows the Hitchcock family’s son was shoved onto the floor, grabbed roughly by the shoulders, dragged by his arms and slammed into a table, among other things.Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Reusable Pizza Storage Container (5-Pack) This triangular container is way easier to squeeze into the fridge than a bulky pizza box.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 10 Dec. 2024
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Translated, the budget pressures that Fitch expects to continue squeezing higher education are coming from rising costs and stagnant public support and not necessarily from market retraction.Derek Newton, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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However, Masvidal notoriously punched Edwards backstage at an event in London in 2019.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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Posey wasn’t sufficiently deterred by the fact that signing Adames, who had been extended a qualifying offer by the Brewers, will force the Giants to sacrifice their second- and fifth-round picks along with $1 million in international bonus money from their 2026 pool.Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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About two dozen street vendors who were forced to pack up their wares as detectives investigated the shooting were spotted waiting outside the police cordon following the incident.Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Cabinet was then compelled to revoke the martial law before dawn on Dec. 4, ending Yoon's six hour long military rule.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Related Articles Condo owner seeks $500-a-day fines to compel Boca View board to turn over financial records A corporation took over their condo.Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Squish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squish. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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