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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
The flat lid caused a lot of condensation to accumulate around the edge, which then poured onto the cooktop when removed.
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
The plane’s engines expel their hot, humid breath, which cools and condenses in the air, similar to how exhaling in cold weather creates a cloud of condensation.
—Kate Folk, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Two weeks after that, the mother of another student — the same girl whose name was allegedly written in condensation on the window of Taylor’s car — pulled her out of his math class.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Rather than producing a single shockwave, Koch and his co-authors discovered that the unique sound occurs because popping the lid produces a vibrating standing wave, thanks to condensation within the bottleneck, according to a paper published in the journal Physics of Fluids.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
The plane’s engines expel their hot, humid breath, which cools and condenses in the air, similar to how exhaling in cold weather creates a cloud of condensation.
—Kate Folk, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Two weeks after that, the mother of another student — the same girl whose name was allegedly written in condensation on the window of Taylor’s car — pulled her out of his math class.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
Rather than producing a single shockwave, Koch and his co-authors discovered that the unique sound occurs because popping the lid produces a vibrating standing wave, thanks to condensation within the bottleneck, according to a paper published in the journal Physics of Fluids.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for condensation
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But his summary of the key moment is a nice analysis of the risk-and-reward of shooting for the near post, rather than crossing.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Liquidity management teams adjust positions throughout the day using streaming market data, instead of waiting for end-of-day summaries.—
Murugan Lakshmanan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The firm sued, calling the order a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech and Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process - a requirement for the government to use a fair legal process.—
Mike Scarcella and David Thomas,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The court later ruled that Congress’ efforts to impose similar limits with respect to noncitizens being detained at Guantanamo Bay under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 were an unconstitutional abridgment of habeas corpus rights.—
Andrea Seielstad,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
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Participants will learn how to perform high-quality compressions on an adult, child and infant, use an automatic external defibrillator (AED) and aid someone who is choking.—
Jake Richardson,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
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As explained to us by Simon Newton, the director of vehicle performance, this iteration of the engine features cylinder heads, cam profiles, compression ratios, and turbos that have all been modified.—
Jonny Lieberman,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
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The name of the brand CDP is an abbreviation for Christine Dawn Pallister, her mother and mentor.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Tory is another word for Conservative, and MP is an abbreviation of Member of Parliament.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Our crews have weathered a lot in recent years: a pandemic, two major strikes, a steep industry contraction and now the recent L.A. fires.—
Ed Lammi,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
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The metric stayed above the 50-mark which separates an expansion from contraction.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
5 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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On another popular trail, Devil’s Bridge in Arizona, one hiker shared a review of their experience of waiting over 30 minutes to take a picture from a specific overlook.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2025
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Over the next three months, the newspaper offered a weekly digest of anarchist arguments.—
Geoffrey Baym,
The Conversation,
5 May 2025
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Now read the latest smartphone headlines, including those on the Galaxy S25 Edge, in Forbes’ weekly Android Circuit news digest...—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Condensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condensation. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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