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as in compression

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compressing

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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
The rapid earnings growth also has the effect of compressing multiples. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Neither fixes a demand-capture channel when demand capture itself is what’s compressing. — Gaetano Romeo, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Filmmakers routinely take license in adapting books — compressing timelines, combining characters and more. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 The result is an entire ocean’s worth of wind and waves all compressing together to get through what is a seriously small bottleneck. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 This glacier is thousands of years old, our driver explains, formed from layer after layer of snow compressing into ice. — Uma Raja, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 Scrape into prepared pan and move around with a fork to fill pan and create some surface texture without compressing mixture. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026 To gauge correctly, people can place a measuring tape around the abdomen, between the bottom of the ribs and the top of the hip bones, keeping the tape level and snug but not compressing the skin. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compressing
  1. compression
  2. condensing
  3. shrinking
  4. contracting
  5. squeezing
  6. decreasing
  7. lowering
  8. packing
Noun
  • In my experience, the instinct to slow down and get every word perfect is exactly backwards under this kind of compression.
    — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The operator then told Zach Hickerson to begin CPR and gave him instructions on how to perform chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth until emergency medical services could arrive.
    — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of compression
Verb
  • Advance has the backing of major Republican figures and donors, but its shadowy approach has also faced criticism for condensing complicated policy into ballot measures that may have impacts that are more far-reaching than voters understand.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As winds are forced up to 13,000 feet along the steep slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, rapidly condensing air will squeeze out extra precipitation thanks to orographic lift.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of condensing
Verb
  • Governments are tapping their emergency oil faster than ever, and the room to keep doing so is shrinking.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The top prize there was awarded to The Lake, directed by Abby Ellis, a film exploring the environmental catastrophe posed by the rapidly shrinking Great Salt Lake in Utah.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of shrinking
Noun
  • Poems are distillations into presence wherein now exists in blood flowing through veins, in muscles contracting and releasing, in joints flexing and extending, in this inhale, in this foot strike against the pavement, in this sigh.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Rankin said the board is specifically focused on avoiding conflicts of interest in contracting, strengthening workplace culture, establishing procedures for staff to raise concerns and reviewing how vacancies and reassignments are addressed.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of contracting
Verb
  • Democrats have hammered on meat as well, but mainly just as one of the staples that cost more under Trump, squeezing voters’ pocketbooks.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats have hammered on meat as well, but mainly just as one of the staples that cost more under Trump, squeezing voters' pocketbooks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of squeezing
Verb
  • One person, by the way, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia , came out Thursday and said that CoreWeave is fine, doesn't need help — and, in fact, the company's cost of capital is actually decreasing because Nvidia chips more than hold their value.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Experts say forever chemicals can have a major impact on your health, compromising immunity, decreasing fertility, causing developmental delays in children and increasing the risk of certain kinds of cancers.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of decreasing
Noun
  • There was some preemptive dismissive talk about hair length, teen hysteria, the lowering of standards.
    — George Saunders, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Under questioning, Patel denied that the changes reflected a lowering of employment standards and insisted they were designed to prevent victims who'd been forced to engage in that conduct from being automatically disqualified.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of lowering
Verb
  • That meant a busy weekend packing at her home in California before flying into Washington on Sunday evening, and meeting her new team first thing on Monday.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, Graber recommends creating a bed of packing material at the bottom of the box and packing dishes vertically.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of packing

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“Compressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compressing. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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