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squishy

[skwish-ee] / ˈskwɪʃ i /


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The hair got less curly, the dimples less squishy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

While they have always involved a bit of guesswork, these estimates are especially squishy when it comes to trying to predict how the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence will upend entire industries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

But the boost to human self-esteem and the reminder that our squishy bodies still matter more than all the data in the cloud?

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

She likes to buy Xander squishy or fidget toys that are often aimed at children who have anxiety as they can act as "a distraction or a release".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

And then a big, squishy ball of dripping snow smacked into the back of his head.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

His desk is covered with fidget toys: slinkies, small squishies, silly putty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Amazon is now awash with squishy products: There is a cheese squishy, glitter dumpling squishies and even a squishy that resembles a stick of butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

It is also a lot squishier than investors may realize, helping to explain the recent, sharp fall in Oracle’s stock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

“This space will only get squishier over time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025

Far squishier are statements that are true but misleading.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2023

Under the new tax regime, one way to tweak corporate America’s tax bill would be to get F.A.S.B. to rewrite how companies calculate their profits, which is squishier than you might think.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022

“It’s much squishier than it looks,” I say.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Schur, the creator of “A Man on the Inside” said the show “is the squishiest and the most vulnerable and the most emotional” he’s worked on when considering issues of aging, grief, family and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024

I’ll spare you some of the squishiest details, but you needn’t worry about your prosthetics, or artificial hips, knees, or other non-biodegradable augmentations.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021

Its sharp points bite into everything from the crustiest bread to the squishiest tomato, producing crisp, clean slices.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2020

Disarm your critical faculties, and Abba lays claim to the squishiest chambers of your heart, the parts susceptible to Dancing Queen.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I know, right? He has the cutest, squishiest face.”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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