as in squeezing
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
the compression of a long, complicated story into a two-hour movie is never easy
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Recent Examples of compression
On long flights, your legs tend to swell, leading to discomfort, cramping, and even numbness—but a good pair of compression leggings, like this pick from CompressionZ, can prevent those symptoms.
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Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
Let’s build a new ladder, one that moves us from compression to expansion.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
As users practice the hands-only technique, the screen gives feedback in real time about the depth and rate of compressions and proper hand placement — factors that influence the effectiveness of CPR — and then presents a final assessment on how well the user performed the procedure.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Blakely patented that first product and many others that followed, but not everything is compression driven.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
Let’s build a new ladder, one that moves us from compression to expansion.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
As users practice the hands-only technique, the screen gives feedback in real time about the depth and rate of compressions and proper hand placement — factors that influence the effectiveness of CPR — and then presents a final assessment on how well the user performed the procedure.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Blakely patented that first product and many others that followed, but not everything is compression driven.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compression
Noun
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Hassan’s team instead squeezed a photon’s intensity and demonstrated real-time control, fluctuating between intensity and phase-squeezing by adjusting the silica’s position relative to the beams.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Pause at the top for the contraction, and slowly lower your knee back to the starting position.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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The condition results from insufficient calcium for normal muscle function, which can impair uterine contractions or affect the pelvic bone structure, increasing the likelihood of delivery complications.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Inside, temperature layers could create condensation to support plant growth.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Paint will degrade over time in unregulated temperatures, especially as weather fluctuates for the seasons, and electronics will collect condensation in their circuit boards, internal pieces, and electrical equipment—all of which will cause warping and corrosion over time.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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The financial services industry has quietly become an artificial intelligence battleground and Lemonade, ticker LMND , is back in focus putting the 'squeeze' on the massive insurance industry that is seen as analog in the new digital world.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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In parallel, the dramatic drop in international student enrollment, the financial squeeze facing research institutions, and research security measures to curb foreign interference spell an uncertain future for American higher education.—
Kenneth M. Evans,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Jacobson tells us what conclusions emerged from the forum about how to rebuild in the face of defunding and a contracting market in general for documentaries.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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The effort has also faced criticism over transparency after reports revealed that more than 2,000 people involved were required to sign nondisclosure agreements, limiting public access to spending and contracting details.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Physical changes which happen during menopause that have to do with dilation or constriction of the blood vessels and impact body temperature are known as vasomotor symptoms.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
17 Oct. 2025
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The receptors control constriction and dilation in the smooth muscle fibers in the walls of these blood vessels.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Compression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compression. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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