compressed
adjective
com·pressed
kəm-ˈprest 
also ˈkäm-ˌprest
1
: pressed together : reduced in size or volume (as by pressure)
2
: flattened as though subjected to compression:
a
: flattened laterally
petioles compressed
b
: narrow from side to side and deep in a dorsoventral direction
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Braun has the natural loping-goliath manner of a guy who has so much surface area to be hit with various blunt objects, and Young has the compressed intensity of someone drawing pain into themselves.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025
And the compressed timeframe of the story ticks down to a hugely satisfying climactic encounter in the mountains.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Timber Stoves uses wood pellets, an inch-long renewable biofuel made from compressed wood fiber.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Sixty-eight percent of the Colorado WM fleet operates on compressed natural gas.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025
And the compressed timeframe of the story ticks down to a hugely satisfying climactic encounter in the mountains.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Timber Stoves uses wood pellets, an inch-long renewable biofuel made from compressed wood fiber.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Sixty-eight percent of the Colorado WM fleet operates on compressed natural gas.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compressed
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“Compressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compressed. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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