78 Synonyms & Antonyms For SQUEEZE

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Definitions squeeze [skweez] / skwiz / NOUN pressure, crushing Synonyms STRONGEST congestion crunch restraint STRONG clasp clutch crush embrace force handclasp hold hug influence jam press squash WEAK crowd Antonyms STRONG release VERB exert pressure on sides, parts of something Synonyms STRONGEST clutch compress cram crush grip pack pinch press stuff wedge wring STRONG bear choke clasp clip contract crowd cuddle embrace enfold force hug jam jostle nip quash ram scrunch squash squish strangle throttle thrust WEAK hold tight Antonyms STRONGEST let go release uncompress STRONG allow free loose push away shun WEAK expand VERB try to get money out of Synonyms STRONGEST extract pinch wring STRONG bleed extort milk oppress pressure pressurize wrench WEAK bring pressure to bear eke out lean on put screws to shake down Antonyms WEAK donate expand give

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They squeezed home by just four runs against Nepal in a last-ball thriller on Sunday and then lost by 30 runs to the West Indies to end an eight-match winning streak.

From Barron's

After Nintendo said memory could squeeze margins of its Switch 2 console earlier this month, the Japanese company saw shares fall 11% the following day.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just days before Netflix airs a serialised adaptation of the novel, hundreds of curious visitors have come to the museum, squeezing past one another on the narrow wooden stairs up to Basmaci's attic room.

From Barron's

It allows them to compete for customers as rising food prices squeeze margins.

From BBC

Getting there will depend on growing higher-profit businesses, such as healthcare and aerospace, as well as squeezing out more costs through network simplification and automation.

From Barron's

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bear hug blackmail bleed bled caress caress caresses caresses caressed charge choke clasp clasping clinch cling compel compels compress constrict constricting constringe corruption cram crowd crowds crush ease elicits embrace embrace embraces elicit eliciting elicited embracement emergency emergencies enfold exact extract extracting extortion extort extorts extrude extruded feel feels force fondle graft grip gripe hold holds hornets' nest hugged hug hug hurt induce jam-pack jostling jostled jostle knead loot mash nip pack persuasion pinch pinch pressures pressures press press pressure pressure problem problems pucker push push pushes pushes racket screw scrunch scrunches seize shakedown spoils squashing squash squished squish sticky wicket strait stuff tighten villainousness wrest wrench wring

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