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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
New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
These smaller varieties are well-suited for container growing because of their compact growth habit and smaller blooms, but pots don’t provide insulation against freezing temperatures, so special care will need to be taken.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
The compact says water cannot leave the basin, unless under very limited exceptions.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Mike De Sisti, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Solar panel construction damages the soil, compacts the ground, and changes drainage patterns, threatening nearby productive acreage.
—Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The half bathroom is on the opposite side of the house and is compact but has a toilet and sink.
—New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2025
These smaller varieties are well-suited for container growing because of their compact growth habit and smaller blooms, but pots don’t provide insulation against freezing temperatures, so special care will need to be taken.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
Plus, the compact comes with a sponge for effortless, on-the-go application.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
The compact says water cannot leave the basin, unless under very limited exceptions.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
This means that trees spread farther apart will appear closer together, compacting the array of color in one scene.
—Mike De Sisti, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Solar panel construction damages the soil, compacts the ground, and changes drainage patterns, threatening nearby productive acreage.
—Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compact
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Before referrals were halted, the effort that placed people at the Civic had already moved hard-to-reach homeless people from the street to a shelter space and, in many cases, then on to long-term housing and stability.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Whether the Jedi mind trick played a role Sunday is hard to quantify, but the message was obvious.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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All night, as Luzardo posted zero after zero, the packed crowd at Citizens Bank Park was just begging for any semblance of offense from the Phillies.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Through regulation plus 9 minutes of extra time, Republic FC could not find the back of the net in front of a packed house at Cal Expo’s Heart Health Park.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Springsteen obliged, with a statement that was at once concise and powerful.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bednar’s response was concise, but hard to argue with.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Some experts hoped a potential global plastics treaty, the subject of years-long negotiations, could boost efforts to regulate harmful chemicals, but the latest round of talks collapsed in failure in August.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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There are also treaties and orders that focus on education and spell out the federal government’s responsibility to help coordinate and give money to support tribal education.—
Cynthia Lindquist,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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The league and its players are currently in a tense collective bargaining agreement negotiation, as the current deal will expire at the end of this month.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Under a pending agreement with ICE, the Guard's role enforcing immigration laws could expand to providing additional military personnel to be trained by ICE and deputized into assisting with policing immigration.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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The bombshell case was later consolidated as part of a $400 million lawsuit against The New York Times, Lively and the actress' husband Ryan Reynolds.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Republicans quickly consolidated Democrats, Antifa, and trans people into one radical enemy.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When that happens, the refrigerant evaporates and gets compressed at a very high pressure–typically several hundred pounds per square inch.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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Still, crossing 200% is unusual and underscores future returns may be lower if multiples compress or growth cools, echoing Buffett’s long-standing preference for value and margin of safety.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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SanDisk — The maker of solid state drives jumped 10%, adding to its massive gains.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Chris Copeland, Justin Copeland) Student Shorts With solid storytelling and emerging vision, these films represent a broad range of categories including live-action, narrative, documentary, and animation.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Compact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compact. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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