squishing

verb

present participle of squish
as in squashing

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  1. squashing
  2. compressing
  3. mashing
  4. punching
  5. shoving
  6. squeezing
  7. forcing
Verb
  • Speakers also recounted the resignation from Congress of Marjorie Taylor Greene in January, maintaining that the Republican Party is squashing its anti-Israel voices, while the Democratic Party is electing them.
    — Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • Imagine if Jeff Bezos got bored just owning The Washington Post, firing hundreds of writers and squashing the freedom of its opinion section, and decided to join the American forces parachuting into Venezuela or Iran, only to ignore their orders and seize some prisoners on his own.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Definition of squashing
Verb
  • Robinson said the best founding teams are also building on top of the tools—running multiple coding agents at once, automating sales outreach and marketing, and compressing internally what used to take months of engineering time into days.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • Footage of civilians scrambling for cover or compressing bullet wounds typically arrives here from overseas.
    — Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of compressing
Verb
  • Rooker, 31, is known as one of the most durable players in the league, having played in all 162 games last season and mashing at least 30 home runs in each of the last three seasons.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • More often, the series borrows from the overall feeling of Dippold’s inspirations, mashing up and remixing the obsessions of a lifelong horror fan.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Definition of mashing
Verb
  • Halty embraces the way Senda Athletics is punching above its weight as a sportswear brand in a tournament full of global brands and stars.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • An impromptu blind date with a handsome rapist ends with Esther punching him square in the nose, his blood gushing through her fingers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of punching
Verb
  • The fallout continues from Phoenix Mercury player Alyssa Thomas shoving her fist into Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark's throat, and now one of the league's greatest players, Lisa Leslie, is giving her two cents.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • Marina Mabrey — while playing for the Connecticut Sun last season — received a technical for shoving Clark to the floor in a June 17, 2025, game.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of shoving
Verb
  • The same rules reshaping the car are squeezing the independent aftermarket out of the picture.
    — Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Energy prices soared, squeezing Americans already frustrated by the high cost of living.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of squeezing
Verb
  • When Khomeini’s coffin began moving in a convoy, mourners surged towards it, causing a crowd crush and forcing the funeral procession to be abandoned, according to ISNA.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • This transformed the laser from a simple heat source into a microscopic stirring tool, actively forcing the molten metals to blend right before solidification.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Definition of forcing
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“Squishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squishing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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