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
While studios tout efficiency, the reality for writers is a compression of both creative process and compensation.
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Stock in natural gas compression company Kodiak Gas Services was down 16% in 2025 through Thursday.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Offerings include compression boot therapy, cryotherapy, and vibroacoustic therapy, along with myofascial cupping, dry needling, and physiotherapy.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
This margin compression is especially concerning given the company’s robust top-line growth.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Stock in natural gas compression company Kodiak Gas Services was down 16% in 2025 through Thursday.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Offerings include compression boot therapy, cryotherapy, and vibroacoustic therapy, along with myofascial cupping, dry needling, and physiotherapy.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
This margin compression is especially concerning given the company’s robust top-line growth.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compression
Noun
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This includes your heart muscle, which relies on precise contractions to pump blood effectively throughout your body.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
28 May 2025
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Throughout the history of MLMs, contractions and collapses in the broader economy have been good for them.—
Lora Kelley,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Plastic can trap condensation and moisture underneath and damage your goods.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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But within months, the light fixtures in his new house filled with water from condensation, and gaps formed where the walls met the ceiling in his bedroom.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
29 May 2025
Noun
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This level of short interest could lead to a short squeeze, compelling short sellers to repurchase shares to cover their positions.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Among those feeling the biggest squeeze are student loan borrowers who have been mired in confusion since the pandemic and amid two presidential administrations’ opposing desires for those outstanding balances.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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The tariffs had arrived like a slow leak — not a headline crisis, but a steady constriction that made every deal just a little worse for a dealership already on edge.—
Eli Saslow,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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The plain and active meaning of the word cannot be diluted by its constriction, as the government would have it, to a narrow term of art.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Compression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compression. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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