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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
Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
That pressure pushes down on the air underneath it, compressing and heating it.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Some families and educators, however, say compressing the model would strip away what makes ChiArts unique.
—Kate Armanini, 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
Verb
Beyond conversion, AcePDF offers editing tools such as merging and splitting PDFs, compressing large files, extracting images, adding annotations, and creating interactive forms.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
That pressure pushes down on the air underneath it, compressing and heating it.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Some families and educators, however, say compressing the model would strip away what makes ChiArts unique.
—Kate Armanini, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compressing
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While compression reduces memory traffic and GPU-hours required per workload, lower costs per token could spur greater usage, potentially offsetting some of the demand impact.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Make your socks work for you with compression essentials designed to support circulation and comfort.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Step Back The core Pentagon automation technology for targeting is Palantir’s Maven Smart System, which allows military personnel to plan strikes by clicking, dragging, and dropping in a single program, condensing hours or days of work into minutes.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Organizers say condensing the South by Southwest Conference and Festival to one weekend for 2026 will increase discovery of new music as attendees from the tech leg of the conference can now partake in the concerts.—
Ramon Ramirez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Too often, workers change jobs and cash out small accounts rather than rolling them over — permanently shrinking their retirement nest egg.—
Chris Mahoney,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Even as documentary producers warn of tightening financing and shrinking commissioning budgets, the pipeline of new films shows little sign of slowing.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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Several news outlets, including Politico, have previously reported on aspects of Lewandowski’s involvement in contracting at DHS.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Nearly half of the spending had not been posted, as required, to the state’s contracting database.—
Martin Dyckman,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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Serve with garlic toasts and lemon wedges for squeezing over if desired.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Photos and video show the explorers squeezing through jagged crevices deep inside the karsts, using flashlights to guide them further along an otherwise pitch-black maze of rocky burrows.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The situation mirrors a recent case in Sweetwater, where hundreds of families were also displaced under similar terms, with financial incentives decreasing the longer residents wait to leave.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Higher rates can help tame inflation and allow savers to earn more interest on their accounts, while lower rates can help stimulate the economy by decreasing borrowing costs.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Higher-dose patients with both obesity and type 2 diabetes saw similar lowering of blood sugar compared to the lower dose, the agency noted.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the wake of the Illinois Department of Transportation approving the lowering of the speed limit on La Grange Road from 30 to 25 mph, the La Grange Park Village Board moved to lower the speed limit on two additional streets.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Bill Clinton was in the White House, Titanic was packing movie theaters and a startup with a funny name, Google, was just launching.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Think mix-and-match pieces that work across multiple settings rather than packing a different outfit for every occasion.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Compressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compressing. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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