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Definition of condensednext

condensed

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verb

past tense of condense
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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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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
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 June 2026 This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and concision. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for condensed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condensed
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
Verb
  • And somewhere while building all of that, the ambition behind it shrank to fit a spreadsheet.
    Jonathan Weeks, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • For years, many watched as their children’s worlds shrank to whatever destinations Mom or Dad had time to drive them, as kids’ use of traditional bicycles gradually declined.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Since their relationship became public in 2023, the couple has squeezed romance into tour schedules, football obligations and rare breaks from two of the most demanding careers in entertainment and sports.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Minerals are not the only sector that have been squeezed as result of the fuel crunch stemming from the Iran war; regular consumers are seeing prices at the petrol pump and supermarkets rise as well.
    Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • But a 2021 law reduced his probationary term, and it was formally ended in November 2021.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • The redesign reduced both size and weight while increasing transmit power, giving military units greater flexibility during deployments.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
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
Verb
  • Forty years of decisions, regulatory adaptations and market responses have never been extracted.
    Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Instead, the metadata from that audio and images would be extracted and uploaded to the server for Meta’s AI to query, which proponents argue would have fewer privacy implications.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 July 2026
Adjective
  • Future work targets precision and compact designs The paper also describes supporting technologies that improve field performance.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • The 100 map, on the other hand, pushes it into modern premium sport-compact territory.
    Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • As the pass map below shows, Oyarzabal concentrated more on linking play, frequently dropping deeper than wide attackers Lamine Yamal and Alex Baena.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Consensus among economists is largely concentrated around a 2% growth forecast for the year, Zandi said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 July 2026

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“Condensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condensed. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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