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tight squeeze
noun as in close call
noun as in near miss
noun as in pinch
Strongest match
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Not far from the sign, Marini walks through a narrow opening in a stack of boulders — a tight squeeze when rescuers are carrying someone out on a stretcher.
The family and their three dogs had to stay with Catherine's parents, which was a tight squeeze.
With pipes coming together in a confined area, it was a tight squeeze to make repairs, with only one worker at a time working in the manhole accessing the junction.
The difference for now is that the Conservatives say they can deliver a further tight squeeze on public spending after the election, by delivering new AI-fuelled enhancements to productivity in public services.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service posted a photo of a "curious cat" that got into a "tight squeeze" in Preston.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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