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squish

verb

as in to compress

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Recent Examples of squish But by mining other data, the team behind the new analysis found evidence that an intense, temporary increase in solar wind likely squished Uranus’s magnetosphere at the time of the flyby, trapping plasma outside the probe’s sensors and filling the radiation belts with higher energy particles. —

Christie Wilcox, science.org, 12 Nov. 2024 But bins — particularly the wheeled ones the city now requires restaurants and smaller apartment buildings to use — can’t be squished or stacked. —

Christopher Maag, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024 Roast marshmallows over a campfire and squish them between graham crackers with a bit of chocolate. —

Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024 The greatness of her accessory boils down to its size, which wasn’t as Mary Poppins-esque as a tote bag or as squished as a tiny wallet purse. —

Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for squish

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In microgravity, the brain moves to the top of the skull and compresses an area responsible for absorbing cerebrospinal fluid, leading to a swelling of brain cavities and potentially to an increase in intracranial pressure.

— Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Because South Florida is built on layers of sand and porous limestone, the authors reasoned that these vibrations could have compressed or rearranged sand – much like shaking ground coffee in a tin creates more space.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025