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Recent Examples of compressible
However, for shorter flights or limited bag space, compact, compressible options — such as inflatable neck pillows, silk sleep masks, or small travel blankets — are more practical.
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Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
The limits announced by Beijing on Tuesday also include exports of super-hard materials, such as diamonds and other synthetic materials that are not compressible and extremely dense.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
There are discounts on essentials like sleep masks, compressible packing cubes, and supportive neck pillows.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
The muscles are made of a compressible skeleton and air or fluid medium encased in a flexible skin, and are powered by pressure difference.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2017
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Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
The limits announced by Beijing on Tuesday also include exports of super-hard materials, such as diamonds and other synthetic materials that are not compressible and extremely dense.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
There are discounts on essentials like sleep masks, compressible packing cubes, and supportive neck pillows.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
The muscles are made of a compressible skeleton and air or fluid medium encased in a flexible skin, and are powered by pressure difference.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compressible
Adjective
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Available in three versatile washes and sizes 4 to 18, these stylish bottoms have an elastic drawstring waist and functional pockets to hold your belongings.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Flat seams eliminate irritation and itching for loose threads, and an elastic waistband and cuffs at the ankles provides a snug fit that’s still forgiving.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The original 20-point peace plan called for all living and dead hostages to be turned over within 72 hours, but the timeline for the dead hostages’ release quickly became more pliable as Hamas outlined the difficulty in recovering them.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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Combining the soft, pliable feel of a waffle towel with the plush texture of a throw blanket, this Snuggle Sac blanket puts a new spin on the genre of desk blankets and TV cover-ups.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If Washington truly wants lower prices, stronger investment and resilient supply chains, officials should see at this point that the answer isn’t higher tariff walls.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Until recently, investors have shrugged off everything from the government shutdown to stretched valuations, buoyed by the AI boom and resilient consumer data.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Advertisement Differences between biological age and chronological age speaks to the possibility that aging is malleable.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Technology and the almighty algorithms keep many musicians under their thumb, and only the malleable prosper.—
Waylon Barnes,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s no question that the younger generation has brought their own approach to office life—prioritizing mental health, flexible scheduling, and work-life balance—and are even getting fired for not knowing how to act workplace-appropriate.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Its model favors small and midsize creators, offering quick setup, flexible operations, and space for experimentation.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Netflix strategy Netflix has a specific set of circumstances that make a co-CEO structure workable.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Abramite suggests rubbing a pea-sized amount of a workable wax or pomade (like the Best of Beauty Award-winning Fatboy Perfect Putty) between your hands and running your fingers through hair while lifting at the roots and defining the ends.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ever since the company’s founder was pushed out and fled Russia in 2014 for resisting Kremlin demands and the company was handed over to Putin allies, VK has been more than pliant in cooperating with the state.—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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As Perez wrote, Musk’s free-speech absolutism was a fiction perpetuated by a pliant media.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The comfy slip-ons have an arch-support footbed, but the shoe’s standout detail is its soft upper and lightweight, bendable design; these shoes are easy to pack and save on luggage space.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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In Burnett’s younger years, her body was as gangly and bendable as a marionette.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Compressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compressible. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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