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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
  • The incoming airflow is compressed by the engine’s geometry rather than by a conventional compressor.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But sometimes the wave can be very compressed around a single point.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of compressed
Verb
  • This interview was edited and condensed from two conversations.
    — Tiana DeNicola, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • To remember also how extremely condensed this period of time is.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of condensed
Verb
  • With Hamas squeezed, Netanyahu asked the Qataris to commit to official monthly payments to Gaza.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • News organizations large and small are being squeezed like never before.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • Its 656 pages are packed with details about characters’ college-application aims, budgeting and investment strategies, and jewelry choices.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Core’s first event was an invite-only, haute dinner packed with hopeful minglers at the Moore Building in the Design District in January.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of packed
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“Constringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constringed. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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