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as in soft
giving easily to the touch
a squishy beanbag chair
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as in approximate
not precisely correct
those are awfully squishy estimates for the final cost of a new football stadium
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Recent Examples of squishy
The brand recently redesigned its entire line, and the new base model, the One, has become a quick favorite of ours for its breathable, squishy design that still manages a medium-firm feel.
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Nena Farrell, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Comb jellies, or ctenophores, are marine invertebrates with squishy bodies propelled by hair-like cilia.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
But whereas the rules of professional football still have shockingly squishy ideas of what a catch is, things are more rigid in tennis.
—Kevin Nguyen, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
Centrists have been denigrated as squishy, weak in the knees, guilty of being sellouts — and worse, unpatriotic.
—Michael S. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
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Nena Farrell, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Comb jellies, or ctenophores, are marine invertebrates with squishy bodies propelled by hair-like cilia.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
But whereas the rules of professional football still have shockingly squishy ideas of what a catch is, things are more rigid in tennis.
—Kevin Nguyen, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2024
Centrists have been denigrated as squishy, weak in the knees, guilty of being sellouts — and worse, unpatriotic.
—Michael S. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
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Manu San Felix / National Geographic The Solomon Islands have the world’s second-highest coral diversity, with more than 490 species of hard and soft corals.Peter Guo, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to a reduction in overall volume for OEM customers and a general reduction in demand for orthopedic soft bracing products.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Remember details such as your approximate date of hire and date your employment ended.Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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Kovalenko did not say which equipment featured in the images, nor the approximate location of the systems.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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This is also known as click-murmur syndrome, Barlow's syndrome, balloon mitral valve, or floppy valve syndrome.Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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This type of tie has a soft, floppy bow at the neck that can be tied in numerous ways.Therèsa M. Winge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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This is inaccurate, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Scott Keeter, senior fellow at the Pew Research Center, that polls in 2020 and 2016 were inaccurate because Trump supporters opt out of surveys due to distrust in institutions like the mainstream media and polling organizations.Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The ground was covered in a spongy synthetic mat, according to Rocky Merz at the Cincinnati Parks Department.Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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While sized more like a cookie, madeleines are small, spongy cakes that can be flavored simply with vanilla or modified to incorporate fruit, coffee, chocolate and more.Cece Pascual, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Roasted cauliflower can quickly become soggy and mushy if the pan is overcrowded.Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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Transfer to the oven and bake until the pears are tender, but not mushy, when pierced with a knife, and the streusel is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes, depending on the firmness of the fruit.Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Squishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squishy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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