as in squeezing
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
the compression of a long, complicated story into a two-hour movie is never easy
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Recent Examples of compression
The two took turns doing compression, switching when the other got tired.
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The thirteen stories in this debut collection make a case for her gifts at compression.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Included in its sporty, minimalist remit is tennis, best manifested in these compression shorts made in New York from a Belgian technical fabric imbued with 4-way stretch, UV protection and abrasion resistance among other features.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
In the short term, Nike anticipates a decrease in Q1 sales by a mid-single-digit percentage, with gross margin compression ranging from 3.5 to 4.25 percentage points, including a 1-point impact from tariffs.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The thirteen stories in this debut collection make a case for her gifts at compression.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Included in its sporty, minimalist remit is tennis, best manifested in these compression shorts made in New York from a Belgian technical fabric imbued with 4-way stretch, UV protection and abrasion resistance among other features.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
In the short term, Nike anticipates a decrease in Q1 sales by a mid-single-digit percentage, with gross margin compression ranging from 3.5 to 4.25 percentage points, including a 1-point impact from tariffs.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compression
Noun
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With that in mind, August is supposed to see the same 11.8 percent month-over-month decline from July to 2.08 million TEUs, with a 10.4 percent contraction from last year’s totals.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 July 2025
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Additional tariffs would further hurt these two exports-dependent economies that are grappling with a slowdown in growth, with Japan likely staring at a technical recession, or two straight quarters of economic contraction.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Cloud seeding is when clouds are injected with a compound, like silver iodide, that act as condensation or ice nuclei in an attempt to help stimulate and boost rainfall or snowfall, according to Britannica.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2025
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The mesoscale conductive vortex essentially spun the remnants of a tropical system, causing significant ascent or rising motion to activate that moisture into condensation and precipitation in an efficient manner, according to Shepherd.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Some use a full ounce of lime juice, others use just a squeeze, while a few eschew it altogether.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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Folding legs instantly transform the car seat into a stroller with a simple squeeze of the handle.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
8 July 2025
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But labor force growth was capped by constriction in several sectors.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 July 2025
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There’s a satisfying constriction in these which feels immersive to me as a reader, and as a writer affords the space to fixate on minutia that might not be appropriate in something more expansive.—
Jane Ciabattari
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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“Compression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compression. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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