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adjective

as in pressed

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verb

past tense of squeeze
1
as in crushed
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 crammed
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 earned
to get with great difficulty managed to squeeze a living by cleaning houses

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4
as in compressed
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 plucked
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 pushed
to force one's way I was able to squeeze through the people clustered around the luggage carousel

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Recent Examples of squeezed
Verb
Breakfast is at Fritz & Felix, lunch is squeezed into the Wintergarten conservatory, and dinner is either ordered to my room or eaten dressed up in the restaurants. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026 Consumers show signs of strain Recent data indicate that some consumers' budgets are being squeezed. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 Companies and workers are both squeezed by cost-of-living and cost-of-operating crises. — Dan Schawbel, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Black, on a 9-yard run in the first quarter, appeared to be stopped behind the line of scrimmage, but squeezed through a small hole and turned a short gain into a positive play. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 My family has lived in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood for years, squeezed between highways, truck routes and industrial corridors. — Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 At the opposite end, these ultra-small homes are for dedicated downsizers and highlight just how much house can be squeezed into a compact footprint. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026 Incredibly spacious toe boxes accommodate swelling in-flight and allow your feet to rest flat without being squeezed, while the lightweight construction is excellent for keeping you cool during the warmer months. — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026 Affordability does not improve when Washington adds trillions to the debt while working families are still getting squeezed. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeezed
  1. pressed
  2. crushed
  3. crammed
  4. earned
  5. compressed
  6. plucked
  7. pushed
  8. massed
Adjective
  • More to the point, another 7% gain would boost the league’s average delivery to a hair shy of 20 million viewers per game, which is a summit that even the mighty NFL would be hard pressed to reach.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • How to factor vesting into career decisions You’d be hard-pressed to find a financial planner who’d advise against contributing enough to your plan to get a match — regardless of the vesting schedule.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pressed
Verb
  • Tracee Ellis Ross favors Udi’s gluten-free bread topped with smashed avocado, lemon juice, crushed red pepper and salt as an afternoon snack, according to a People food diary.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Cubs have crushed starting pitchers the third time through the order this season.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of crushed
Verb
  • That’s a dangerous prospect for any country, but especially for Singapore, crammed into a space smaller than New York City.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Most of the attendees crammed along the fences, craning their necks and holding their phones aloft on their tiptoes.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of crammed
Verb
  • Singletary took a pay cut to the minimum salary to stay this offseason, and then earned his spot on the roster.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Bartko, who earned degrees in civil engineering and law in Belarus, fled her home country on a student visa to avoid political persecution over her vocal opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of earned
Verb
  • The explosion of malice effaces them in different ways, and James traces the mechanisms of their vanishing, examining how a person’s life can be compressed into smaller and smaller spaces.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The core issue is that this gas is normally compressed when injected at depth underground.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of compressed
Verb
  • Woodard went undrafted out of UNLV in 2025, and the Dolphins plucked him off the Texans’ practice squad in mid-December.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If the Panthers didn’t want him, in other words, he’d probably be plucked off the waiver wire by someone else.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of plucked
Verb
  • The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies.
    — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The extreme heat pushed up air conditioning electricity demand, while heavy storms simultaneously dealt a blow to power supplies in parts of the country.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of pushed
Adjective
  • China’s military has unveiled a combat drone converted from a Soviet–era fighter jet, a development that could enable massed drone attacks in any future conflict over Taiwan.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Definition of massed

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“Squeezed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeezed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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