as in squeezing
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
after the condensing of our stored junk, we actually had room in the garage for the car
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as in compressing
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 consolidating
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 reducing
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 condensing
Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
That’s a symptom of Suda and his team condensing their grand vision into a smaller experience.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Now, Jarrard is condensing his final two semesters of high school into one, taking only online courses to satisfy Notre Dame’s admissions department and enroll in college a full year early.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
While condensing your mortgage term may result in larger monthly payments, the interest savings and the ability to become debt-free much sooner could be worthy trade-offs.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
And while the 3rd Gen also requires the separate Nest app, the 4th Gen offers full functionality and control in the Google Home app, condensing all of your smart home devices into one hub.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2026
Anyone who’s survived to 2026 knows the upper class’ fictitious fantasies still carry real, wretched consequences for the rest of us, but Season 4 plays out those ongoing scenarios to the nth degree, while condensing them into an appreciable narrative arc.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
Campaigns for special elections are sprints, condensing what typically occurs over the better part of a year into no more than 56 days.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
Outside the dome, a series of machines connected by undulating pipes moves the CO2 out of the dome for compressing and condensing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
Verb
Organizers say condensing the South by Southwest Conference and Festival to one weekend for 2026 will increase discovery of new music as attendees from the tech leg of the conference can now partake in the concerts.
—Ramon Ramirez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
That’s a symptom of Suda and his team condensing their grand vision into a smaller experience.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Now, Jarrard is condensing his final two semesters of high school into one, taking only online courses to satisfy Notre Dame’s admissions department and enroll in college a full year early.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
While condensing your mortgage term may result in larger monthly payments, the interest savings and the ability to become debt-free much sooner could be worthy trade-offs.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
And while the 3rd Gen also requires the separate Nest app, the 4th Gen offers full functionality and control in the Google Home app, condensing all of your smart home devices into one hub.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2026
Anyone who’s survived to 2026 knows the upper class’ fictitious fantasies still carry real, wretched consequences for the rest of us, but Season 4 plays out those ongoing scenarios to the nth degree, while condensing them into an appreciable narrative arc.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
Campaigns for special elections are sprints, condensing what typically occurs over the better part of a year into no more than 56 days.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
Outside the dome, a series of machines connected by undulating pipes moves the CO2 out of the dome for compressing and condensing.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condensing
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Concacaf is not the only confederation squeezing games into FIFA windows around the club calendar.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Hassan’s team instead squeezed a photon’s intensity and demonstrated real-time control, fluctuating between intensity and phase-squeezing by adjusting the silica’s position relative to the beams.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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The software includes editing tools for inserting text, annotating, merging, splitting, compressing, and watermarking PDFs.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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Compression packing cubes usually end up slightly domed in the center after compressing them.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The departments of Commerce, Housing and Urban Development and Transportation, along with the Federal Housing Finance Agency, are instructed to eliminate regulations and update programs that are reducing residential development.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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But the practical effect also meant that the entire second floor of the hotel was turned over to the pope, reducing its capacity for paying guests.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Moisture from condensation can also pool on cold sills in winter, feeding mold or mildew if it is not wiped away regularly.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
13 Mar. 2026
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But window frames often become moldy due to moisture from condensation.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Analysts estimate that the SSA will no longer be able to issue full payments as early as 2034, due to a rising number of retirees and a shrinking workforce.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Scientists and researchers warn that climate change is shaping people’s daily life in increasingly extreme ways, from whiplash swings between very wet and very dry seasons to earlier springs, more frequent heat waves and shrinking snowpacks.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This means that even if a fault-tolerant quantum computer becomes available, QPE could still struggle with large molecules because the chance of successfully extracting the correct energy becomes vanishingly small.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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And there’s something offensively tawdry that all of this is in mere service of extracting rent.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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They’re made with the brand’s signature 360-degree smoothing panel design and gentle compression for comfy, easy-to-wear bottoms.—
Melony Forcier,
InStyle,
13 Mar. 2026
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Wanting to investigate further, Huang reached out to Jacopo Ferruzzi, a bioengineer at the University of Texas at Dallas who studies tissue mechanics, or how biological tissues respond and adapt to physical forces such as compression and tension.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Sheriff’s Office committed to removing tie-off points from its jails but has not yet completed those renovations.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the new year, Musk welcomed Hegseth to a meeting at SpaceX headquarters, where Hegseth unveiled a new partnership with Grok, which lately had been spending most of its time removing the clothes of women and children in photographs.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Condensing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condensing. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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