as in compression
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
tried to ease the tie's constriction of his neck
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Recent Examples of constriction
Iranians have been outspoken inside the country and across an ever-growing diaspora against the Islamic Republic’s human-rights abuses, constriction of personal freedoms, economic mismanagement, and belligerent foreign policy.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
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
Yet Fuller found her own identity—as a woman and a writer—to be a source of confusion, and sometimes constriction.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 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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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
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
Yet Fuller found her own identity—as a woman and a writer—to be a source of confusion, and sometimes constriction.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constriction
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Specializing in thermal adhesive and battery compression pad production for electric vehicle manufacturers across the Southeast, Unitech also manufacturers industrial adhesives and sealers for its customers.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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Wear Properly Fitting Shoes Blisters develop in areas of the foot with higher levels of compression against the skin.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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The team successfully demonstrated quantum squeezing of the motion of a nanoscale particle, a motion whose uncertainty is smaller than the quantum mechanical fluctuations usually considered the ultimate limit.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The sudden contractions between main channels and auxiliary pathways create local velocity increases and swirling patterns that actively pull water out of the gas diffusion layer while simultaneously drawing fresh oxygen toward the catalyst sites, acting like miniature vacuum pumps.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Lift your heels as high as possible while focusing on the contraction of your calf muscles.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
24 Sep. 2025
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Desert lizards evolved scales that channel condensation directly to their mouths.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sisters flit in and out of the house while others gab about the new semester, sipping on iced coffees that are quickly gathering condensation.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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Then there was the Weird and Wild way the Tigers manufactured their winning run, in the seventh inning Tuesday — with a Zach McKinstry squeeze bunt.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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If plain water isn’t your thing, add a squeeze of lemon or fruit slices.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Years, and Bay Area careers in contracting and the restaurant industry later, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta became his summer home.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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An investigation into unlicensed contracting led to a chase on the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys that ended with a crash into a deputy’s car and three people arrested Monday morning, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Constriction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constriction. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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