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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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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
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
That’s partly because heat pumps work by extracting heat from outdoor air, compressing it and piping it indoors, a thermal magic trick that’s harder to perform in places with subzero winters.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
This Quince jacket is a personal favorite, providing substantial warmth while still compressing easily into a backpack once the day heats up.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Last year, there were two weeks between the end of the Australian Open and the start of the Qatar Open, but this year there was just one, compressing players’ recovery time and travel time after the first Grand Slam of the year.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The idea of compressing a mattress every day sounds like a shortcut to premature wear.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
Goldman Sachs here plots the relative valuation of asset-light over asset-heavy companies, compressing toward zero.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
Traveling at Mach 5 or faster, these systems can cross vast distances in minutes, drastically compressing response times and challenging existing missile defense architectures.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
That’s like compressing a planet into a bouillon cube, but, even so, the soup is mighty tasty.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Compression packing cubes usually end up slightly domed in the center after compressing them.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
That’s partly because heat pumps work by extracting heat from outdoor air, compressing it and piping it indoors, a thermal magic trick that’s harder to perform in places with subzero winters.
—Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
This Quince jacket is a personal favorite, providing substantial warmth while still compressing easily into a backpack once the day heats up.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Last year, there were two weeks between the end of the Australian Open and the start of the Qatar Open, but this year there was just one, compressing players’ recovery time and travel time after the first Grand Slam of the year.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The idea of compressing a mattress every day sounds like a shortcut to premature wear.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
Goldman Sachs here plots the relative valuation of asset-light over asset-heavy companies, compressing toward zero.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
Traveling at Mach 5 or faster, these systems can cross vast distances in minutes, drastically compressing response times and challenging existing missile defense architectures.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
That’s like compressing a planet into a bouillon cube, but, even so, the soup is mighty tasty.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compressing
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As the driver took off, the frantic mother carried her son back inside the hospital, where teams of doctors performed chest compressions and other rescue efforts, but failed to save him.—
Dave Carlin,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The makeup department added scars to Shaynak’s knees and legs to reflect his character’s backstory, but the compression socks Shaynak wore were his own.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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While condensing your mortgage term may result in larger monthly payments, the interest savings and the ability to become debt-free much sooner could be worthy trade-offs.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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And while the 3rd Gen also requires the separate Nest app, the 4th Gen offers full functionality and control in the Google Home app, condensing all of your smart home devices into one hub.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2026
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And geography proved important when Leroy and Jarzyna looked for reasons why so many bird species are shrinking ever faster.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Currently, some schools have combined grades into a single class to address shrinking student bodies.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Financing, workforce and contracting processes are some of the central areas that need improving, according to a legislative committee on Housing Construction Innovation chaired by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland.—
Amancai Biraben,
Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Because Plankey is a nominee who's awaiting Senate confirmation, he is generally expected to avoid involvement in agency operations, particularly those related to the department's contracting.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Other business leaders have trialed, but then dialed back, four-day work week experiments after seeing the strain of squeezing five days of work into four.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The business has been brutal for the last couple of years — the pandemic, the strikes, the profit squeezing that led to a bunch of reduced production.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Extortion is also a crime that worries authorities, although cases appear to be decreasing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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But an album rollout is costly and seeing an ever-decreasing return on investment.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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Deportation, and the threat of it, have upended the lives of millions of American children in the last few decades alone, while also creating a permanent underclass of workers who live in fear while their labor allows for the quiet lowering of costs for goods and services.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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The lowering of drug prices is a position of wide appeal that Trump has tapped into in his second term.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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Laundry Detergent Sheets Part of what makes believing in the power of carry-on packing only for longer trips difficult is the challenge of having clean clothes.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Fill the hole gently, without packing the soil tightly around the roots.—
Holly McNamara,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Compressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compressing. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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