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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Even when compressed up to 20 times, the accuracy is still about 60%.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025 -
The events that unfold are compressed, both in time and in space, and the pressure is enormous.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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This conversation has been edited and condensed.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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But there's also concern that these programs, some funded by private donations and not used to such demand, will be financially squeezed.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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George Matysik, executive director of Share Food Program, a Philadelphia food bank, told USA TODAY that food banks are already squeezed by federal funding cuts.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Also, a through-line of the episode is that one of the stews discovered that someone had packed and brought a cucumber with them, the reason for which remains a mystery.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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This bestseller from Afloral is eight feet long and is packed with double the volume of other fake garlands.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Constringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constringed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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