constringed

verb

past tense of constringe
as in compressed
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constringed
  1. compressed
  2. condensed
  3. squeezed
  4. packed
Verb
  • Dimethyl ether, or DME, is a gas that can be compressed into a liquid at room temperature under 75 psi, a relatively low pressure similar to that of a bike tire.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026
  • My salary has been compressed by decades of raises well below inflation and stagnant institutional pay scales.
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of compressed
Verb
  • This Oreo takes us back to Sunday afternoons at Grandma’s house, with the classic flavors of one of the South’s most iconic recipes condensed into a single cookie.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity and ease of reading.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of condensed
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  • Silver is now in its fifth straight year of structural deficit, squeezed by solar, electric vehicles, and the hardware powering AI.
    — Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Affordability does not improve when Washington adds trillions to the debt while working families are still getting squeezed.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • Hundreds of Modesto residents packed City Hall demanding that leaders stop data centers from coming to the city.
    — Nina Burns, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Both phantoms were packed with thousands of dosimeters, tracking radiation dose over specific phases of the flight rather than just a cumulative total.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of packed
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“Constringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constringed. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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