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squirming



ADJECTIVE
writhing
Synonyms


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Paramount Skydance isn’t putting up too much of its own cash, but holy God is it adding a lot to the $14 billion in debt already squirming on its balance sheet.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Skeptics who had been perplexed by Mr. Gehry’s squirming metallic shapes suddenly found them perfectly comprehensible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The participants, who have spent the last hour squirming, shaking and humming, cross the invisible threshold.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Six chilling charts to send investors squirming this Hallowe’en.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025

So Josie’s father was left alone holding a tiny, squirming bundle, the miracle of new life that was Josie.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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