squooshing

present participle of squoosh

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squooshing
Verb
  • But Grok’s issues are not the result of a novel algorithm behaving in novel ways so much as an algorithm compressing and refracting all of the worst tendencies of the internet in very predictable forms.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike regular audio formats like MP3 and AAC, which remove certain details while compressing an audio file, the lossless format preserves every detail from the original recording.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s no time to get your bearings; an EDM drop smashes everything to pieces, then a pained voice croons in the rubble while drunkenly mashing a detuned guitar.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
  • That includes mashing three home runs in 24 games since returning to Lake Elsinore after missing more than two months to a left quad strain.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With some of these storm-squashing factors set to lift in the next few weeks, as well as the usual swivel from storms spawning in the Atlantic to the much-closer Caribbean, some meteorologists worry that the worst is yet to come.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But don’t just stand there and dither until the world gets around to squashing you like a bug.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taddese is on the ground, bent over, face down, as a man kicks him, and the woman who was pushed, dressed in a black jumpsuit and barefoot, gets up and begins punching him.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Samirah, the central performer, entrances Billie—her lyrics punching over vibrating beats, her voice gritty and sultry.
    Lauren Morrow September 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has caught some flak publicly after shoving an overzealous fan in the stands at their Week 1 game against the Bills.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Vaccaro accused Hill of throwing her to the ground, ripping her hair out, twisting body parts, spitting on her and shoving a marijuana cigarette in her face, according to the TMZ article.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That could be due to tariffs squeezing automakers, disincentivizing them from giving discounts.
    Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This could be done by either squeezing the regular season even tighter with more midweek fixtures or putting the Wembley final back a week.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Within days of Cracker Barrel’s decision to ditch Uncle Herschel, the company’s market cap had shed $143 million, 15% of its value, forcing it to reinstate its old branding and pause plans to remodel Cracker Barrel locations.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The current administration will continue to target DEI programs, forcing practitioners to stay vigilent and creative about their approaches to DEI.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Squooshing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squooshing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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