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as in condenses
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters
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as in shrinks
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
the substance can compress under pressure
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Recent Examples of compresses
The compact vacuum even blows up air mattresses and compresses vacuum storage bags.
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Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
And the extreme pressure and friction of the move compresses the air molecules in front of Starship, creating a glowing plasma that is the signature of the stretch of flight known as reentry.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
International researchers have just discovered a new ice form called ice XXI, which compresses water to extreme pressures while keeping it at room temperature.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Today's market compresses product life cycles down to quarters rather than years.
—Matthew Ross, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In Pina and Martínez Lobato’s typical fleet fashion, the show compresses into its first six minutes the many extraordinary events of 22-year-old Max Varela’s (Pau Simón) life.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
This compresses the heart and keeps blood flowing until the heart restarts or professional help arrives.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
If the premium compresses, new deals get harder, refinancing costs rise, conversions and warrant exercises add supply, and loans secured by crypto can demand more collateral at the worst moment.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
And the extreme pressure and friction of the move compresses the air molecules in front of Starship, creating a glowing plasma that is the signature of the stretch of flight known as reentry.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
International researchers have just discovered a new ice form called ice XXI, which compresses water to extreme pressures while keeping it at room temperature.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Today's market compresses product life cycles down to quarters rather than years.
—Matthew Ross, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In Pina and Martínez Lobato’s typical fleet fashion, the show compresses into its first six minutes the many extraordinary events of 22-year-old Max Varela’s (Pau Simón) life.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
This compresses the heart and keeps blood flowing until the heart restarts or professional help arrives.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
If the premium compresses, new deals get harder, refinancing costs rise, conversions and warrant exercises add supply, and loans secured by crypto can demand more collateral at the worst moment.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compresses
Verb
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The vapor then condenses into liquid water inside a vacuum condenser.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Poetry condenses our chaotic emotions into words, giving form to formlessness.—
K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pseudogynecomastia often shrinks with fat loss.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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For more severe cases, Orlando says procedures such as rubber band ligation (placing a small band around the base of an internal hemorrhoid to cut off its blood supply) and sclerotherapy (an injection that shrinks the hemorrhoid), may be recommended.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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And now, one such creation slithers, squeezes, and twists through the narrowest corners.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The surgeon withdraws the balloon and then squeezes the implant in through a sterile funnel before closing the incision.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Alzheimer’s disease drugs Caffeine constricts blood vessels and tightens the blood-brain barrier, potentially limiting how much Alzheimer’s medication reaches the brain and reducing its therapeutic benefit.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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If Weiler’s construction provides the opportunity to see a series of fine actors at work with delicate tête-à-têtes, the neatness of the structure constricts some of the feeling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Compresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compresses. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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