squeeze plays

noun

plural of squeeze play
as in squeezes

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  1. squeezes
  2. threats
  3. swords
  4. terrors
Noun
  • Despite a growing pool of paying members, insurers face severe profit squeezes and operational strains that are reshaping how care is delivered in the Sunshine State.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Prices keep climbing Supply squeezes have led to soaring prices worldwide.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of squeezes
Noun
  • Trump has repeated threats to take out power plants and other infrastructure.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The President’s campaign to seize control of the midterms has gone far beyond voter purges and threats to withhold federal funding.
    — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of threats
Noun
  • Samurai Spirits was known for allowing characters to use weapons, such as swords, or battle without them.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Again, another smash cut around Middle-earth reveals new flying and burrowing creatures, a shot of the Balrog (voiced by Simon Pegg) and more people armed with swords fighting for their lives.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of swords
Noun
  • At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions, and terrors, of their broken homelands.
    — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Interestingly enough, facing the terrors of the world head-on is something that Danny mentions to Alice, too.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of terrors
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