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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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as in squeezes
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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as in reduces
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 condenses
Due to extra off days in April, the Yankees will begin the season with a four-man starting staff but plan to re-incorporate Gil in the rotation once the schedule condenses.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
The network does not air the BAFTAs live, but edits and condenses the three-hour show into a two-hour program to be broadcast later.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Without good ventilation, the warm steam cools and condenses on walls, floors, and other surfaces.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
This essentially condenses the air, forming clouds at the surface that could reduce visibility to less than a mile.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
That rising air cools, and water vapor condenses.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Because the snowball is cold, the soot instantly condenses and collects on the surface of the snow.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Both these methods consume much energy, either to cool surfaces so water vapor condenses or pry water molecules off sorbents through heat and pressure.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Made less dense, the air then rises, cools and condenses into clouds, which produce heavy snow in narrow bands downwind.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
The network does not air the BAFTAs live, but edits and condenses the three-hour show into a two-hour program to be broadcast later.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Without good ventilation, the warm steam cools and condenses on walls, floors, and other surfaces.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
This essentially condenses the air, forming clouds at the surface that could reduce visibility to less than a mile.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
That rising air cools, and water vapor condenses.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Because the snowball is cold, the soot instantly condenses and collects on the surface of the snow.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Both these methods consume much energy, either to cool surfaces so water vapor condenses or pry water molecules off sorbents through heat and pressure.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Made less dense, the air then rises, cools and condenses into clouds, which produce heavy snow in narrow bands downwind.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condenses
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This is another place where the popular imagination often compresses the problem.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The back line compresses space, the midfield disrupts passing lanes and Ferree has commanded his box with composure beyond his years.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Carpenter wears a men’s suit jacket and squeezes Cline’s butt, and the girls kiss their own reflections.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
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The pencil-thin DQ Tower squeezes a full home into a very slender footprint, while the EONE XL takes a wider prefab approach to the same basic challenge.—
Stefan Ionescu
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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Acidification reduces the pH of seawater, which also diminishes sound absorption, so the stain of ship’s engine noise spreads further, muffling the songs of humpbacks and the codas of sperm whales.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Each option reduces overall productivity, cutting supplies of basic foods, feed for livestock and key ingredients used in a wide range of food products.—
Aya S. Chacar,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Miniature Wife Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen star in this dramedy about an egocentric scientist on the verge of a breakthrough who accidentally shrinks his wife, a Pulitzer-winning author who hasn’t written a lick in more than a decade.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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As the labor force shrinks, economic output and tax revenues may contract while demand for pensions, healthcare, and social security rises—a financial burden that will be borne by an increasingly smaller workforce.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If someone extracts your phone's data through this vulnerability, that information could be exposed.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Soderbergh extracts some fun from the ensuing cat-and-mouse logistics, from Lori’s meticulous duplication of the Christophers to Julian’s efforts to bluff her into admitting her true intentions.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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This means giving up the exalted and exaggerated idea of the West that boosts a masculinist self-image but severely constricts thought and feeling.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The psychic and physical toll of white supremacy, sustained cruelty, imprisonment, famine, poverty, depression, grief, or illness constricts one’s depth of imagination and movement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Kawamura makes the point explicit late in the proceedings, with a hallucinatory outdoor sequence that briefly removes us from the train station altogether—easily the story’s most glaring structural and stylistic anomaly.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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This lets gravity do the work and removes dirt and cleaner cleanly.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Equal weight should be given to non-AI companies where fundamentals remain strong and market dynamics have become more favorable as capital concentrates elsewhere.—
Matt Witheiler,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Author Ross concentrates on how organizations like the Anti-Defamation League fought post-World War II prejudice and violence.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Condenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condenses. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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