squishy
Americanadjective
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squishier,
comparative
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squishiest
superlative
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soft and wet.
The ground was squishy from the rain.
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softly gurgling or splashing.
The sponge made a squishy sound when it was squeezed.
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emotional or sentimental.
noun
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squishies
plural
adjective
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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
A mum says she feels "guilty" for buying a fake squishy toy that exploded in her son's face, resulting in him needing hospital treatment.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It allows people to bid, around the clock, on trading cards, squishy toys, designer fashion and instant ramen, auctioned live in high-energy shows within the app.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
I loved the weird squishy sound the macaroni made as we mixed the cheese in.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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
Where movements like #MeToo and Times Up target deliberate acts of monstrosity, hers would be the squishier universe of unconscious bias.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
The farther we get, the stranger the carpet underneath my feet begins to feel—the squishier it becomes.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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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