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as in soft
giving easily to the touch
a squishy beanbag chair
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2
as in approximate
not precisely correct
those are awfully squishy estimates for the final cost of a new football stadium
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Recent Examples of squishy
Tuft & Needle actually made our list of memory foam pillows with their option that perfectly toes the line between squishy and supportive.
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Brittany Loggins, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025
The fleece material is paired with memory foam to give them a cloud-like sensation while the rubber sole prevents them from feeling too squishy—ideal for anyone looking for a little more support.
—Danielle Calma, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
The Superblast’s wide platform and non-squishy midsole provide plenty of stability on trails.
—Scott Douglas, Outside, 12 Nov. 2025
Or perhaps feces from Vaulted Deep, seaweed from Running Tide, rocky dust from Lithos, or the latest squishy white balls from Spiritus?
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squishy
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The hardware is built for intimacy, pairing a soft exterior with full-body sensors that react to a user’s touch on its head or neck.—
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So uncompromising as to turn hard heads into soft behinds.—
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The map above shows the approximate locations of the shootings.—
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The 26-year-old winger is expected to miss the first four matches of LAFC’s MLS regular season as well as the early rounds of the CONCACAF Champions Cup over an approximate eight-week recovery.—
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This one’s floppy collar drew me in, while the $25 price kept me on the page.—
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As a remedy, researchers have created a soft mechanical metamaterial—a rubber sheet cut into a repeating pattern—that can perform matrix-vector multiplication using floppy modes, or motions that require almost no energy.—
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rejected claims that the officer acted in self-defense, saying after viewing the video that the federal account was inaccurate, as previously noted by The Center Square.—
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That demeaning statement has proven both accurate and inaccurate, depending on the president’s relationship with the vice president, their skill set, experience, and political ambition.—
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Red bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bones that produces all types of blood cells.—
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Here are details on mouth-watering apple pies that are worthy of a holiday feast, and the pasty pies filled with spongy chunks of dry apple that are hard to chew.—
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Slow freezing forms large ice crystals that puncture delicate cell walls, often leaving berries mushy, herbs limp, and dough flattened.—
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Tasters wanted chickpeas that were tender and creamy, not mushy, grainy, or slimy.—
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“Squishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squishy. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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