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as in compression

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verb

present participle of compress
1
as in condensing
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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2
as in shrinking
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 compressing
Verb
These robust profits are compressing forward multiples, making stocks appear cheaper despite rising prices. — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 When force is applied, the pillar tilts toward the point of contact, compressing the corresponding chamber and pushing fluid through soft tubes to actuators. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026 And that’s on top of allegedly deleting or compressing billions of logs that should have been preserved. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026 Robinson said the best founding teams are also building on top of the tools—running multiple coding agents at once, automating sales outreach and marketing, and compressing internally what used to take months of engineering time into days. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Footage of civilians scrambling for cover or compressing bullet wounds typically arrives here from overseas. — Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compressing
  1. compression
  2. condensing
  3. shrinking
  4. contracting
  5. squeezing
  6. decreasing
  7. lowering
  8. packing
Noun
  • The trailer has shots of medical staff treating screaming and severely injured patients, performing chest compressions and Robby consoling a grieving family member who received some tragic news.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Compression shorts In recent times, compression shorts have become increasingly popular as workout shorts.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of compression
Verb
  • However, even before the cancelation, there was speculation that the LA Jazz Festival was in trouble after organizers quietly started condensing the fest’s events, which was initially supposed to run from August 7 to August 23.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • There are many ways to get powerful Pals in Palworld, whether that’s condensing them for extra stars or a whole, whole lot of RNG breeding.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of condensing
Verb
  • Unlike American sports, where franchises are locked into profitable leagues, there will always be the threat of relegation and shrinking revenues that trouble those considering entry into the English game.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The most significant signal from the baijiu company’s latest financial report is that the value of Moutai in business negotiations is shrinking, said Dongfang Li, an independent stock analyst.
    — Evelyn Cheng,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrinking
Noun
  • As much as ten percent (and perhaps even more) of their staff work on law-related, contracting, and cybersecurity teams.
    — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The July 2026 jobs report showed the economy contracting by 23,000 jobs against a consensus forecast of positive 83,000.
    — Susan LaMotte, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of contracting
Verb
  • Squeeze your glutes, engage your core and drive your heels into the floor to raise your hips up to the ceiling while gently squeezing the ball.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Google hasn't explained the cut, but the timing lines up with the same memory and AI infrastructure costs squeezing pricing across the entire industry this year.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeezing
Verb
  • The researchers’ models suggest that areas near the escarpment could have lost as much as 8 kilometers of rock, with erosion decreasing farther away from the ancient cliff.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • How Perimenopause Affects Bones and Muscle Perimenopause typically begins in a woman’s late 40s or early 50s and lasts about seven years, marked by decreasing estrogen, according to PennState Health.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreasing
Noun
  • Big sales were needed, and a lowering of the squad-cost base was also necessary.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • There are also quality of life improvements such as the lowering of the turn-signal volume (which didn't bother me, but was the first negative thing my wife said about the R2).
    — Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of lowering
Verb
  • Inspectors now have less of a presence in the orchards, which are located in isolated hills where armed groups operate with little interference, and concentrate on packing plants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That makes packing a separate charging brick or adapter for every device especially unnecessary.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of packing

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