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as in treaties
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
a five-nation compact to control drug traffic
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as in agreements
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 consolidates
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 compresses
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 compacts
Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The canister compacts and stores the debris the robot picks up, a departure from most other self-emptying robot vacuums, which use disposable dust bags.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Many Indigenous families in Wisconsin started moving back to the reservations starting in the 1990s after the implementation of the tribal-state gaming compacts.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Referencing the 1990s and early 2000s toy doll’s memorable compacts, the collection features three unique motifs — the heart, the star and the scallop shell.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
More liberal states are considering forming compacts and creating their own regulations that require vaccines to protect their communities.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The canister compacts and stores the debris the robot picks up, a departure from most other self-emptying robot vacuums, which use disposable dust bags.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Many Indigenous families in Wisconsin started moving back to the reservations starting in the 1990s after the implementation of the tribal-state gaming compacts.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Referencing the 1990s and early 2000s toy doll’s memorable compacts, the collection features three unique motifs — the heart, the star and the scallop shell.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compacts
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Yes, the more nuclear treaties the better.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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This week, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, the figurehead of the surging populist right in the UK, pledged to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and withdraw the country from international human rights treaties.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Remember that your normal opening lead agreements do not have to apply during mid-play.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
31 Aug. 2025
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Yost argued that the 2007 opinion did not take into account other types of civil detentions or agreements with federal immigration authorities.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Investors have been wowed by the company’s AI tools, which likely played a large role in Palantir securing a $10 billion deal with the Army that consolidates 75 contracts into one arrangement, according to Axios.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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His ascension consolidates power in the hands of members of the country’s small, lighter-skinned economic elite for the first time in recent memory, and has been for months the subject of political infighting and intense debates about colorism and class that harken back to Haiti’s colonial history.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This compresses the heart and keeps blood flowing until the heart restarts or professional help arrives.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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Circana’s Liquid Mix compresses that cycle to minutes, vastly improving how brands can respond to market signals.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s announcement is the latest twist in his ever-changing tariff agenda, which was cemented in part earlier this month with a flood of new trade pacts and import tax decisions.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
22 Aug. 2025
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Groups like Wait Until 8th and Smartphone Free Childhood encourage parents to sign pacts promising to delay giving kids devices until the end of the 8th grade, or even 16 years old.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Under Vamosy, the agency challenges conventions, pushes boundaries, and sets a new standard for how brands interact with the world.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Subianto reiterated that his government respects freedom of expression as guaranteed in Indonesia’s constitution and international conventions.—
Niniek Karmini,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Instead of blasting in all directions, like a primitive roadside bomb, an EFP directs and concentrates the force of its explosion.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Kang explained that the unique negative Poisson’s ratio behavior enables inward contraction under compression, which concentrates strain in the sensing region and boosts sensitivity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This rising air cools and condenses into clouds and thunderstorms, releasing latent heat that fuels further development.—
Hannah Parry
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Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The air revitalization system condenses moisture from the cabin air – primarily water vapor from sweat and exhalation – into liquid water.—
Berrin Tansel,
The Conversation,
30 July 2025
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“Compacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compacts. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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