as in compression
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
tried to ease the tie's constriction of his neck
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Recent Examples of constriction
But labor force growth was capped by constriction in several sectors.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Do not apply a constriction band or tourniquet with a belt or rope.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025
There’s a satisfying constriction in these which feels immersive to me as a reader, and as a writer affords the space to fixate on minutia that might not be appropriate in something more expansive.
—Jane Ciabattari
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Iranians have been outspoken inside the country and across an ever-growing diaspora against the Islamic Republic’s human-rights abuses, constriction of personal freedoms, economic mismanagement, and belligerent foreign policy.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for constriction
Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 July 2025
Do not apply a constriction band or tourniquet with a belt or rope.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025
There’s a satisfying constriction in these which feels immersive to me as a reader, and as a writer affords the space to fixate on minutia that might not be appropriate in something more expansive.
—Jane Ciabattari
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Iranians have been outspoken inside the country and across an ever-growing diaspora against the Islamic Republic’s human-rights abuses, constriction of personal freedoms, economic mismanagement, and belligerent foreign policy.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constriction
Noun
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Blakely patented that first product and many others that followed, but not everything is compression driven.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The firm cited solid operating trends and valuation compression so far this year for the call.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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Doctors gave her Pitocin, a medication used to provoke contractions, and a Foley balloon, which is a catheter-like device that gets the cervix to dilate.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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These factors send signals to the brain that result in the muscle contractions accompanied by orgasm.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Packages with bacon were stored below the condenser unit inside the walk-in freezer, resulting in condensation ice buildup on top.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The production used two internal fans in the helmets to keep condensation down and various internal screens inside the helmet shell to display data.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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In addition to tilt and pressure sensitivity, the Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and delete functions to the palette, along with a new barrel roll gesture and haptic vibrational feedback.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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If prices rise, a rush to close short positions can lead to a short squeeze where traders pile back into the asset, pushing prices higher.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Enlightenment Capital’s 2020 acquisition of Hart InterCivic positioned Talbott at the intersection of political finance, government contracting, and election administration during a period of deep public skepticism about voting systems.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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Geo has also extended its contract for the Aurora facility and increased the detention capacity there, federal contracting records show.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Constriction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constriction. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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