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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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The water-resistant outer material guards your essentials against splashes, while elastic straps and multiple pockets help keep your bottles upright.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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This under-$50 pajama set has a wide leg silhouette, elastic waistband, and a button-up design to maximize comfort and layerability.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The resulting pollen is as pliable as Play-Doh, says Shahrudin Ibrahim, a research fellow in Cho’s lab who helped to develop the technique.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some might go so far as to suggest that Ufotable’s work approaches the pinnacle of what animation can achieve this decade, tapping into that infinite potential of cinema’s most pliable medium (your mileage will vary).—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The economic environment remains foggy, with uncertainty around tariffs and a labor market that, while softening in some areas, remains remarkably resilient in others.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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While growth is modest, from about 52,300 jobs in 2021 to 54,300 projected by 2030, these roles are essential to building climate-resilient infrastructure.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In The Girlfriend, the truth is malleable, open to change based on our biases, judgments, whimsies, and desires.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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First-year coach David Adelman seems eager to be malleable with scheme.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The refrigerated deliveries are flexible based on your schedule and feature eco-friendly packaging.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Crops are left unharvested in response to market conditions, but they could be marketed with connections to more flexible buyers.—
Ivanka Trump,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The absence of clear disclosures or workable opt-out options leaves people with little meaningful control over their personal information.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Being the mother of seven was useful, however, when the court debated in January whether there were workable alternatives to age verification requirements for pornographic websites.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This led Liu to wonder if these pliant electronics might keep up with the mutable nature of embryonic brains.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 June 2025
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Japan hasn’t been as pliant as Trump seemed to expect.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Made from recycled bottles, these bendable, machine-washable sneakers form to fit the mold of your feet, so each pair feels like it was made just for you.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Aug. 2025
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While organic thin-film transistors built on flexible plastic have been around long enough for people to start discussing a Moore’s Law for bendable ICs, memory devices for these flexible electronics have been a bit more elusive.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Jan. 2024
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“Compressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compressible. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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