CONDENSATION Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

condensation

noun

ˌkän-ˌden-ˈsā-shən

Definition of condensation

as in summary

a shortened version of a written work a condensation of the opinion issued by the state's supreme court

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as in condensing

the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing a staff employed in the condensation of magazine articles

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Recent Examples of condensation Chicago Cubs crew and players worked to remove condensation from the court during the NCAA college Volleyball Challenge Week. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026 Allow the book to come back to room temperature while still sealed to prevent condensation. — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026 This set captures the zen feeling of looking out at a lily pond, with 3D droplets of condensation and a frosty ombré French tip. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026 The package skips any form of standard or optional kitchen unit but does include a full set of blackout blinds and ventilation grilles for the front windows meant to increase airflow and cut out condensation when sleeping inside. — New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for condensation

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Noun

One Moments entry showed me a summary of my past week, describing a pretty uneventful time with downright purple prose.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Bain & Company found that 80% of consumers now rely on AI summaries for at least 40% of their searches, and that organic traffic has fallen 15% to 25% as a result.

— Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of summary

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Further, while about 4,000 workers across Hartford HealthCare’s hospitals, ambulatory locations, and support functions will benefit from this increase, an additional 4,000 will benefit from compression adjustments, the documents show.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The experiments were not designed to demonstrate ignition or fusion gain, but to isolate and test this core compression principle.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of compression

Noun

All of which is beating around the bush on the way to say that the set was pretty unassailable for an abridgement of what is about to come on tour.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
The court found that the current cap violated the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of freedom of speech.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Definition of abridgment

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The second is a partial abbreviation in the answer, which is TP-ED — as in, toilet-papered a house.

— Sam Corbin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
For spacing purposes, Steele has removed the following words – left, at, by, went, had, in, the, to, for, and, then and got – and has crafted his own abbreviations.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of abbreviation

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When a sensor detected movement in a rat’s front paw, another device was automatically activated to stimulate a hind-leg muscle, producing a contraction that mimicked part of the animal’s natural walking motion.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
The duo also translate the musical signals being emitted by the cosmic rift, realizing that a giant space baby is about to be born, and that the energy bursts bombarding both Enterprises are effectively contractions.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of contraction

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With nearly 6,900 five-star reviews, the majority of shoppers appreciate the bags’ quality, portability, durability, and value.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Nick Harris offers a photo and video review of how the field looks.

— Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of review

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Experts say the risk of contracting rabies from a bat remains low, but the disease is almost always fatal once symptoms appear and is preventable with prompt treatment.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
This included contracting with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT Edu to all its faculty, staff and students and setting up an advisory board to advocate for AI skills needed in the state’s workforce.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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