compression
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compacting, compaction, condensation, condensing, constricting, constriction, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescoping
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There's also an optional 2-liter, turbocharged, variable-compression engine that gets 248 horsepower and serves as the replacement for the 6-cylinder. — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, "See the brand-new Nissan Altima: Redesigned mid-size car revealed at New York Auto Show," 28 Mar. 2018 Alas, the jock strap has been replaced in most cases by compression shorts these days. — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, "Who's more obnoxious than Indiana Pacers' Lance Stephenson? -- Bill Livingston (photos)," 23 Apr. 2018 The stories are virtuosic in their selective detail and compression, their scenic arrangement and voice. — Thomas Mallon, WSJ, "‘The Dakota Winters’ Review: Uptown in the ’80s," 30 Nov. 2018 The canvas is vast, Eastern Europe over the course of 15 tumultuous years during the Cold War, and the narrative compression is remarkable—two lives driven by passion, and evoked in 88 minutes. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "The Best Film of 2018: Love in Many Forms," 17 Dec. 2018 The vault’s actual shape was created with a special rhinoVAULT plug-in that allows the library’s arched shape to rely on pure compression. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "You can walk on the roof of this sloping brick library in India," 21 Sep. 2018 Serena responded by wearing a tutu and compression fishnets. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Racist, Sexist History of Tennis," 18 Sep. 2018 At the French Open, Williams wore a Nike catsuit that was eventually banned from the dress code, despite being a compression garment to help with blood clots. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Serena Williams Calls Out the U.S. Open For Sexism During Women’s Final," 8 Sep. 2018 Several Twitter users pointed out that this pair could be compression tights—a type of footwear she's worn numerous times in the past to prevent blood clots. — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, "Serena Williams Wore a Lavender Tutu and Fishnets to Win Her Second U.S. Open Match," 30 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'compression.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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