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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
Example Sentences
Reeves would have preferred employers to squeeze pay settlements rather than raise prices or cut staff.
They make the rich — who in this country are already ludicrously wealthy — richer, the poor poorer, and they squeeze the marginalized even further out of the picture.
He was squeezed out at CNN because he spoke up against Trump and had his press pass revoked.
Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge and squeeze into a place in the play-offs, while Aston Villa and Arsenal joined Liverpool - who had long booked their place - in the last 16.
He said at the time the force had "squeezed the lemon pretty dry".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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