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
  • Rather than following pre-programmed walking patterns, the AI controller learned how the compliant feet compressed and rebounded during every step.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The press compressed that into too dangerous to release, and the phrase did the work a campaign would have.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of compressed
Verb
  • The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length; it was conducted via translator.
    — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
  • Their interviews have been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
    — Abby Ellin, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
Definition of condensed
Verb
  • Denmark is being squeezed from both sides of the NATO alliance.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Space food is changing Early astronauts squeezed puréed food from tubes.
    — Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • OpenAI’s paper improves the best estimate for how tightly these balls can possibly be packed.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Video footage captured the incident in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, where the beach was packed with visitors at the time of the strike.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of packed
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