condenses

present tense third-person singular of condense
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as in compresses
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 condenses Paraphrasing generally restates the original information in different language while retaining the key ideas, whereas summarizing condenses the information into a shorter version. — Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Headway condenses nonfiction and fiction books into 15-minute summaries that make key ideas easier to fit into your schedule. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 Just as a still concentrates a large batch of weak liquid into a smaller batch of strong stuff, AI distillation condenses a big model into a smaller one that, ideally, acts like the original. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 Instead, several particles stick together and form larger clusters before sulfuric acid condenses around them. — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026 This condenses the working fluid back into a liquid, which is then pumped back into the evaporator to complete the cycle. — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026 The film’s final scene condenses a great deal of meaning into a single moment. — Jd Linville, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 As the plume rises, the water vapor cools and condenses into tiny cloud droplets, forming a cloud directly above the fire. — Yunyao Li, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Following the revision of ICOM’s definition of a museum, which faced controversy for not including terms such as decolonization, restitution, and repatriation, the new code condenses the eight principles of the 2004 code into five. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condenses
Verb
  • High-rises are expected to settle as their enormous weight compresses the ground beneath them, but that settlement is expected to stop soon after construction.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Deal teams that prepare before a potential transaction (something my company has created a checklist for) can gain an advantage as technology compresses timelines.
    — Rusty Wiley, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But the strain extends across the Global South, where developing nations struggle with a prolonged energy crisis that disproportionately squeezes the planet’s most deprived.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Meta squeezes two independent light-guiding cores into a single standard glass strand to double its bandwidth.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This reduces the turbulence around the suspension and in the trailer’s wake, and lowers the aerodynamic drag.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • There are studies suggesting that being on a regular training regimen reduces your risk of cancer recurrence.
    — Samantha Ciaccia, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Lake Mead and Lake Powell are the visible faces of the Southwest’s critical water problem, as the Colorado River — which supplies water to nearly 40 million people — shrinks due to a combination of climate change and human demand.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That offset shrinks to only 38mm when installing a 280mm radiator kit.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Mildren’s latest product, the Micro Honey Harvester, is a compact, rechargeable device that extracts honey from spinning honeycomb cassettes.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Backed by more than 150 patents, the approach extracts lithium from mineral-rich brines and refines it into materials suitable for batteries.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • People with diabetes, peripheral neuropathy or circulation problems need to be especially cautious about anything that constricts the feet or creates friction.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Cold water triggers an immediate stress response that spikes heart rate, speeds breathing and constricts blood vessels.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Therefore, the researchers' anode not only removes a toxic contaminant but also reduces the energy needed to produce hydrogen at the cathode, increasing the system's overall hydrogen-production efficiency.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Endurance testing Heating the material triggers a chemical reaction that removes loose chlorine ions and forms strong bonds between indium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Roast halves cut side down rather than boiling them, since roasting concentrates the sugars and cuts moisture.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Violent crime concentrates in poor neighborhoods, and largely because of our history, Black Americans are far more likely than white Americans to live in them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

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