compression

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Recent Examples of compression These moisture-wicking crew socks from Dickies are breathable and have cushioning and compression throughout, keeping your feet comfortable and supported while walking all day. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025 These high-waist capri yoga leggings are snug in the hips and thighs, with light compression to give you the right support during workouts. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025 There may be fewer flavors to choose—the A4 Avant wagon and A5 coupé and Sportback models have been done away with as part of the lineup compression—but the four-door looks better and is more capable than what came before. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 June 2025 What’s more, the exhaust rotary valve, air compression, and fuel injection are electronically controlled, meaning they can be adjusted on the fly to change timing as needed. New Atlas, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for compression
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Noun
  • The Institute of Supply Management Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has fallen since March, also indicating a contraction.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 June 2025
  • Seeing that expansion and contraction over and over for six episodes (let alone three seasons) can grow tiring, and Season 3 certainly suffers from a sense of exhaustion.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Employees had to discard a box of leafy greens after condensation from an evaporator was seen dripping onto the vegetables.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Additionally, wet windows can accumulate condensation overnight, potentially ruining your hard work.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • The song officially released last Friday, includes a dig at her ex-husband Offset and name-drops her new squeeze, New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 June 2025
  • As consumers got ready for Christmas, their focus shifted to gifting and holiday hosting, buying gift wrap cutters, mini strings of lights, sensory squeeze toys, and emergency fire blankets.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Related Articles While these designers might be looking to adolescence — from drawing on upbringings spent among lions and tigers in South Africa to fighting against the constrictions of adulthood by refusing to grow up — there’s no Peter Pan syndrome here.
    Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
  • Sitting, on the other hand, creates bends and constrictions in the blood vessels of the legs.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 19 May 2025

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“Compression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compression. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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