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diff --git a/string_utils.py b/string_utils.py
index aca4a5e..45607f3 100644
--- a/string_utils.py
+++ b/string_utils.py
@@ -861,16 +861,16 @@ def words_count(in_str: str) -> int:
     return len(WORDS_COUNT_RE.findall(in_str))
 
 
-def generate_uuid(as_hex: bool = False) -> str:
+def generate_uuid(omit_dashes: bool = False) -> str:
     """
     Generated an UUID string (using `uuid.uuid4()`).
 
     generate_uuid() # possible output: '97e3a716-6b33-4ab9-9bb1-8128cb24d76b'
-    generate_uuid(as_hex=True) # possible output: '97e3a7166b334ab99bb18128cb24d76b'
+    generate_uuid(omit_dashes=True) # possible output: '97e3a7166b334ab99bb18128cb24d76b'
 
     """
     uid = uuid4()
-    if as_hex:
+    if omit_dashes:
         return uid.hex
     return str(uid)
 
@@ -1141,6 +1141,24 @@ def valid_datetime(in_str: str) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
+def squeeze(in_str: str, character_to_squeeze: str = ' ') -> str:
+    """
+    Squeeze runs of more than one character_to_squeeze into one.
+
+    >>> squeeze(' this        is       a    test    ')
+    ' this is a test '
+
+    >>> squeeze('one|!||!|two|!||!|three', character_to_squeeze='|!|')
+    'one|!|two|!|three'
+
+    """
+    return re.sub(
+        r'(' + re.escape(character_to_squeeze) + r')+',
+        character_to_squeeze,
+        in_str
+    )
+
+
 def dedent(in_str: str) -> str:
     """
     Removes tab indentation from multi line strings (inspired by analogous Scala function).
@@ -1535,6 +1553,19 @@ def path_ancestors_before_descendants_sort_key(volume: str) -> Tuple[str]:
     return tuple([x for x in volume.split('/') if len(x) > 0])
 
 
+def replace_all(in_str: str, replace_set: str, replacement: str) -> str:
+    """Execute several replace operations in a row.
+
+    >>> s = 'this_is a-test!'
+    >>> replace_all(s, ' _-!', '')
+    'thisisatest'
+
+    """
+    for char in replace_set:
+        in_str = in_str.replace(char, replacement)
+    return in_str
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import doctest
     doctest.testmod()