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squeeze

noun as in pressure, crushing

verb as in exert pressure on sides, parts of something

verb as in try to get money out of

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Example Sentences

The project was overseen by cabinet office officials and involved the MHRA, which helped draw up initial specifications and squeezed an approval process that would usually take 18-24 months into just weeks.

From BBC

Rising insurance costs are cutting deeper into family incomes and squeezing small businesses.

But with housing’s rising unaffordability, that dream is looking more like a moonshot for most everyday Americans — and the juice might not be worth the squeeze.

From Salon

She contemplated the double team and squeezed her body through the defenders for a leaning jumper that fell through the net.

As for Ylfa, a newly concocted character, she exists just to squeeze a talent of Collette’s caliber and comedic chops into the plot.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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