squeezes 1 of 2

verb

Definition of squeezesnext
present tense third-person singular of squeeze
1
as in crushes
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of kept squeezing the bottle until the ketchup squirted all over the table

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2
as in crams
to fit (people or things) into a tight space I think we can squeeze a bit more into the washing machine

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3
as in earns
to get with great difficulty managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

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4
as in compresses
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together squeezed the blanket until it fit into the box

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5
as in plucks
to rob by the use of trickery or threats the mob squeezes all the local merchants by threatening violence

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6
as in pushes
to force one's way I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel

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squeezes

2 of 2

noun

plural of squeeze
as in darlings
slang a person with whom one is in love she and her main squeeze are spending Valentine's Day at a romantic country inn

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezes
  1. earns
  2. pushes
  3. darlings
  4. sweethearts
  5. beats
  6. lovers
Verb
  • His son earns $703,000 from the ILA and the same local.
    Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ earns our Editor's Choice Award for affordable Android tablets, thanks to its overall comprehensive performance and lower cost.
    Cierra Cowan, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of earns
Verb
  • Megalopolis pushes Coppola into unchecked futuristic, pseudo-classical narrative fabrications (evoking the Shakespearean pall cast by the death of Caesar’s wife).
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The settlement pushes the strike and any potential shortages past the November presidential election, eliminating a potential liability for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of pushes
Noun
  • Day Six of Paris Fashion Week featured the city’s fashion darlings in full glory.
    Stixx Mathews, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Extremophiles, or microbes that live in the most seemingly hostile environments, are the darlings of astrobiologists, who study the potential for life beyond Earth.
    quantamagazine.org, quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of darlings
Noun
  • The pair were teenage sweethearts and were married for over 50 years.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • John Savage said his grandparents were teenage sweethearts who were married for over 50 years.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of sweethearts
Verb
  • This year’s group more than doubles that total, at $787 million, which also beats 2022’s record of $751 million.
    Brett Knight, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Bramble Stitched Notebook Set $22 $18 Amazon For the friend who still swears nothing beats the feel of pen and paper, this notebook set is way more stylish and organized than their random legal notepads.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of beats
Noun
  • The home, made for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts, sits on 80 acres of woodlands and was built in 1997 by Garland Homes.
    Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Think luxe portable hand creams that turn an ordinary day into a mini self-care moment or cute succulents for plant lovers who don’t exactly have the greenest thumbs.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lovers
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