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past tense of condense
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as in shrunk
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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condensed

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adjective

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Recent Examples of condensed
Verb
Grace Kelly, Cary Grant, Howard Hughes—the guest list reads like a condensed history of 20th-century glamour. Lela London, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 The new human rights reports have been reorganized into a more condensed structure, and many topics from previous years have been removed. Graham Smith, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Then the volmageddon and COVID-19 condensed it to months. Vineer Bhansali, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The quotes have been edited and condensed for length and clarity. David Wysong, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for condensed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condensed
Verb
  • Stock indexes released to new highs and Treasury yields compressed toward five-month lows as investors took the uptick in weekly jobless claims as permission to look through 3%-ish inflation and price in multiple Fed rate hikes.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • According to Spotify, Bluetooth currently doesn’t provide enough bandwidth to transmit lossless audio, so the signal has to be compressed before being sent.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
  • For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.
    Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Among other policy changes, the bill brought back 2017 tax cuts, increased funding for deportation efforts and reduced who is eligible for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
    Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, the length of time the computer takes to respond is within the designer's control, and its perception can be reduced by giving prompt and accurate feedback, even if the operation's actual execution time is longer.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Goldens typically have longer, wavier coats, while Labs have shorter, dense double coats.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Available in just about every color of the rainbow, the flower heads range from tight buttons and dense domes to soft, feathery blooms.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His administration’s cuts have already shrunk the agency’s staff.
    Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Other tech giants have similarly shrunk their workforce because of AI.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Whereas previous metal pollution records extracted their silt, or evidence from areas far from their sources— upland peat cores or mountain and polar glaciers, Cambridge specifies –the most recent data comes from the epicenter of production, a paleochannel of the River Ure, Cambridge explains.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The New Extraction Economy Early colonial powers extracted gold, spices and resources from distant lands while giving little back to local communities.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The popular handheld vacuum has racked up more than 28,000 perfect ratings and earns praise for its compact size and impressive suction.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • These advancements are particularly critical for edge AI, where compact, low-power systems must deliver high performance without the luxury of massive cloud data centers.
    Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Labor shortages have shrunk harvests while tariffs have upped import prices.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • My eyes shrunk to slits, trying to spot the glow sticks that The Medellín Cartel had affixed to their bounty, which slowly lit up the water’s surface like fluorescent fireflies.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Condensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condensed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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