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adjective

Definition of condensednext
as in compressed

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verb

past tense of condense
1
as in shrank
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter over time the once-fluffy material in the pillow had condensed into a lumpy wad

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2
as in squeezed
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together condense the information into as brief a report as possible

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3
as in reduced
to increase the strength of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances added condensed milk to the mix

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Recent Examples of condensed
Adjective
That said, a shorter mortgage term can mean larger monthly payments, thanks to the condensed timeframe (depending on how much of a mortgage balance is being refinanced). — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 Get out the frozen peaches and sweetened condensed milk, and your blender. — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
The following interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity. — Sean Gregory, Time, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for condensed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condensed
  1. compressed
  2. shrank
  3. squeezed
  4. reduced
  5. dense
  6. extracted
  7. compact
  8. concentrated
Adjective
  • Under sustained acceleration, leadership teams frequently start operating within more compressed decision cycles where immediate demands dominate attention and time for reflection gradually shrinks.
    — ByPaul L. Gunn, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The compressed script and the snippety editing sometimes lead to unintended comedy, as in a scene where Maxine watches Christine, the seamstress, work.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Definition of compressed
Verb
  • The bank’s workforce has shrunk by 79,000 people over the past six years.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
  • Florida’s working-age population — those between 18 and 64 — is estimated to have shrunk between 2023 and 2025, reducing the size of the state’s workforce, according to recent projections from the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of shrank
Verb
  • But if rates stay high for an extended period, more marginal borrowers can be squeezed by interest servicing costs.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Others in Stuyimby came through the experience of watching their parents get squeezed by the market.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 July 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • Demand for oil plunged during the war because supply fell sharply and many folks reduced their oil consumption.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Trump reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah by about 90% each, undoing protections established by former presidents on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 July 2026
Definition of reduced
Adjective
  • If caught in dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • The 23 crew members fought through dense fog and dealt with equipment issues after leaving port on June 5.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of dense
Verb
  • If the reorganization lag is being compounded by organized friction rather than just cost and complexity, the 8-to-12-year timeline Goldman extracted from the ICT era may turn out to be optimistic.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • Copper is extracted in different areas with high mineral concentrations, which require enormous quantities of rock to be processed.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Definition of extracted
Adjective
  • Outside defense, the same software could find applications across commercial aerospace, autonomous vehicles, industrial monitoring and other sectors where AI must deliver reliable performance on compact, low-power computing platforms.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • There's also a compact slush and shake maker and a stainless steel popsicle mold, both available on Amazon for less than $50.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of compact
Verb
  • Take our survey The chips are still down Asian chip stocks are tracking Wall Street’s AI sell-off lower, with the declines concentrated in Japan.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Los Alamos architect Galen Shipman said engineers concentrated on improving memory bandwidth for each CPU core while strengthening support for irregular computing workloads.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
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