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squirming



ADJECTIVE
writhing
Synonyms


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Paramount Skydance isn’t putting up too much of its own cash, but holy God is it adding a lot to the $14 billion in debt already squirming on its balance sheet.

From Slate Feb. 27, 2026

Skeptics who had been perplexed by Mr. Gehry’s squirming metallic shapes suddenly found them perfectly comprehensible.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Six chilling charts to send investors squirming this Hallowe’en.

From MarketWatch Oct. 31, 2025

Footage showed the horizontal equine squirming and struggling as a firefighter and a veterinarian assisted him.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2025

“Gaw!” said the sitting Penguin, and then squirming around in her nest, she turned her back to Mr. Popper.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater




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