squashed
Example Sentences
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"At that time there was a beef. A week or two after he went to see Connor Palfrey and they squashed their beef," he said, meaning they resolved the issue.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The factory that AFP visited in Hunan province's Pingjiang turns out nearly 700 tonnes per day of the spongy, red-coloured strips, which look like squashed French fries covered in oil.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Cubs, however, squashed thoughts of a potential comeback with a three-run rally in the sixth against Edgardo Henriquez and Tanner Scott.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Chonkers’s great leap briefly squashed the side of the structure down to the level of the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
It looked as if someone had taken an ancient marketplace and squashed it together with a modern grocery store.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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