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verb

past tense of compact

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of compacted
Adjective
National Geographic notes that dandelion roots can loosen compacted ground, improving aeration and reducing erosion. — Ryan Brennan may 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Verb
This aerator can help ensure your lawn stays healthy throughout the fall and winter by preventing the grass from becoming compacted. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 If the soil is heavily compacted, a core aerator may be needed to break up thatch to improve seed contact with the soil. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026 The scientists then compacted this blended powder using spark plasma sintering, a rapid method that applies heat and pressure at the same time to fuse powders into a dense solid. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 Just as mortgages are compacted into tradable securities, the plan here is to package data center infrastructure into financial instruments that behave like bonds, complete with a secondary market and lower borrowing costs. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 The shells and skeletons of the organisms were ground up by the ocean waves into a white sand and compacted over time, forming a distinctively smooth and homogenous stone. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2026 Homeowners tend to dump seed straight onto compacted, untilled soil and expect grass to appear. — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026 Once the ball is in the box, offsides should be negated as the bodies of the two teams are so compacted. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026 This happens because the landscape fabric traps moisture just under its surface, while the soil below becomes compacted and void of life. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compacted
Adjective
  • The couple had purchased their extra-wide, 3,600-square-foot house after realizing their initial dream, a historic brownstone, felt a little too compressed.
    — Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Digging into the character was all the more challenging for both Pitt and Ayer given the compressed pre-production schedule and swift shoot, which required them to hit the ground running.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Daimler consolidated its Michigan and Texas offices into a 60,000-square-foot site at 13034 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 500, in the 10-story Boyle Building.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In Brazil, the success of the franchise was consolidated with the premiere of its third season this year.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His script is remarkably faithful to the book, just condensed for efficiency.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • An edited and condensed excerpt of the conversation can also be found below.
    — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Its government, dominated by hardened veterans of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and largely indifferent to the suffering of the Iranian population, appears determined to fight on.
    — RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Severe neuropathy can dull the sensation of excessive pressure, raising injury risk, and advanced lymphedema with hardened swelling calls for medical advice first.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The silver is especially concentrated around the front and crown, where her hair is swept smoothly back from her face.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026
  • By that time, the state’s bobcat population was primarily concentrated in southern Illinois, where forests are abundant.
    — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Its compact design puts significant emphasis on accurate pointing without adding substantial mass.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The beginner's trap is expecting the Great Square to be compact and immediately obvious.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Systems that previously could not communicate—such as those demonstrated in Grafenwoehr—were integrated into a common operating picture in a matter of days.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Burners and combustion chambers are already commonly manufactured with the technology, meaning the injection system could potentially be integrated directly into those components.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • His comments are in stark contrast to some of the more tempered statements corporate CEOs have made about AI replacing human employees.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Councilmember Jose Preciado took a more tempered view on the state’s position, and said the financing question should be separated from broader concerns about the project’s design.
    — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

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“Compacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compacted. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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