squishy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for squishy
Synonyms
flabby, mushy, pulpy, soft, spongy, squashy, squooshy
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Current wrangling techniques include vacuuming up squishy critters and using nets that can tangle the animals. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "Cool New Robot Can Grab Squishy Fish Without Hurting Them," 28 Aug. 2019 Consumer advocates and child psychologists argue that the packets, most of which are colorful and squishy, are especially attractive to young children and cognitively impaired adults—and have called on the industry to change their design. — Fortune, "Laundry Pod Exposures Are Rising for the First Time Since 2015," 21 Aug. 2019 That fish was just old enough and squishy enough to cause a mighty spa-LATT right on skipper’s chest, with fish-parts to spare landing on the other passengers. — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, "Sunday Bulletin Board: What’s the most spectacular view you’ve seen since … well, since yesterday?," 4 Aug. 2019 Regulations, some with squishy language, arguably prohibited it in many countries, China included. — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, "The untold story of the ‘circle of trust’ behind the world’s first gene-edited babies," 1 Aug. 2019 Think squishy machines with more of the dexterity that traditional robots enjoy, yet are far more compliant. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Finally, a Robot That Moves Kind of Like a Tongue," 1 Aug. 2019 There’s an argument to be made that humans are nothing more than squishy robots. — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, "Meet the ‘Westworld’ panel moderator who showed Comic-Con how it’s done," 24 July 2019 Space isn’t a suitable place for a squishy species like us. — Anders Sandberg, Quartz, "We should stop sending humans into space to do a robot’s job," 19 July 2019 By themselves, the hydrogels are soft and squishy; the eggshells help strengthen them. — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, "How Scientists Are Using Eggshells to Grow New Bone," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'squishy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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