- present participle of squeeze.
squeezing
Example Sentences
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The crunch has sent prices surging in the U.S. and around the world, squeezing businesses, farmers and households.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“The increased cost of groceries, Medicare premiums, heat, gas — it’s all squeezing older adults,” said Jessica Johnston, senior strategist for economic well-being at the National Council on Aging.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
While the lockdowns are long over, demand for content like hers has stuck, she believes, because there aren't enough tradespeople to meet demand, and cost of living pressures are squeezing budgets.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Its orbit would have been about four times more eccentric than that of Jupiter's moon Europa, whose icy shell is heavily fractured by the continual gravitational stretching and squeezing it experiences.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Zara turns off the water and bends to the side, squeezing water from the length of her wavy, cinnamon-streaked, dark brown hair.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
