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as in hard
having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure
a mattress with a compact foam core
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as in packed
having little space between items or parts
compact soil that should provide good support for the plant
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as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
compact prose without a single wasted word
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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
a five-nation compact to control drug traffic
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
the two made a compact never to artificially prolong the other's life in the event of incapacitating illness or injury
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as in to consolidate
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
the media giant decided to compact all of its far-flung operations onto a single site
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as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
compact the snow into a tight ball for throwing
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Recent Examples of compact
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Authorities say the man had a compact AK-style pistol wrapped in a T-shirt in a baby stroller.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Kevin Lozano, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
That the white-collar compact — Richardson’s ADP data makes visible in real time how the white-collar compact of weekends off, autonomy, and a career that lived in your head rather than your hands increasingly looks like an accident of timing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
According to the study, the United States west of the Mississippi River experienced some of the world's highest levels of rain consolidation, with yearly rainfall for the Rocky Mountains becoming 20% more compacted into heavier downpours.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Adjective
Eldridge has the kind of swing — compact and limitlessly powerful — that changes a franchise’s temperature and perhaps its trajectory.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Authorities say the man had a compact AK-style pistol wrapped in a T-shirt in a baby stroller.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Noun
But that compact is fragile and untested, and aspiring for a more equitable city will require us to expel the bad blood of the Eighties.
—Kevin Lozano, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
That the white-collar compact — Richardson’s ADP data makes visible in real time how the white-collar compact of weekends off, autonomy, and a career that lived in your head rather than your hands increasingly looks like an accident of timing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Verb
Why Soil Becomes Compacted Soil can become compacted for a handful of reasons.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
According to the study, the United States west of the Mississippi River experienced some of the world's highest levels of rain consolidation, with yearly rainfall for the Rocky Mountains becoming 20% more compacted into heavier downpours.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compact
Adjective
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All these years, the stigma stuck no matter how hard the family fought to change the narrative.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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In lieu of hard liquor, the winner of each round got a blast from a Champagne squirt gun into their mouth.—
Danielle Dorsey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Hollywood used to pump out movies as mediocre but occasionally charming as The Breadwinner, buoyed by the always-reliable power of seeing a comedy with a packed audience in a theater.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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Today, its reputation precedes it and the place remains packed night-after-night.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The vision is concise and confident for a restaurant that opened in April.—
Jessi Roti,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 June 2026
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That’s some clear, concise handiwork for an 11-year-old.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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The Chemical Weapons Convention, an arms control treaty signed by more than 190 states, that focuses on the production and use of chemical weapons, designates white phosphorus an incendiary agent rather than a chemical weapon.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Xi’s visit coincides with the 65th anniversary of the two countries’ 1961 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, China’s only mutual defense treaty, which was signed less than a decade after Chinese troops fought with North Korea in the Korean war.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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On Monday, the Plano City Council will vote on an agreement for the Stars to build a new arena at the Willow Bend Mall site.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Under the plea agreement, Copeland faces a minimum of 40 years in prison, a dishonorable discharge from the Navy, forfeiture of all pay and a reduction in rank.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The health and wellness building consolidates all campus student health services and, for the first time, adds a UCSD Medical Group office offering primary care services to faculty and staff.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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The tool consolidates service requests and operational oversight in an enterprise environment across combatant commands, military services and defense agencies.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
Verb
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This could be a CFO who needs the close to actually shorten, a supply chain leader who needs the planning cycle to actually compress, or a claims executive who needs the loss ratio to actually move.—
Irfan Khan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The accelerated consumption cycle has also compressed the window in which a title can generate revenue, with mid-tier content suffering most.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Morris earned his chance in the rotation through solid Triple-A numbers and due to three starters being out of the picture for now.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Pitch shows that some substances can appear solid in daily life while still flowing over long periods.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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“Compact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compact. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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