as in squeezing
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
the contracting of the time frame for the primaries tends to favor candidates who are already well-known
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as in getting
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio
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as in shrinking
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
metal contracts at low temperatures
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as in compressing
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
contract the calf muscles in your legs
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as in bargaining
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July
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Recent Examples of contracting
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The effort has also faced criticism over transparency after reports revealed that more than 2,000 people involved were required to sign nondisclosure agreements, limiting public access to spending and contracting details.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Cattle farmers are well-equipped to deal with dwindling flock sizes, which are a part of about a decade-long cycle of a natural swelling and contracting of livestock populations as result of cattles’ biological life cycle, Peel said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
When exposed to a magnetic field, the film acts like an actuator, contracting, bending, or folding the origami, effectively turning it into a tiny, controllable robot.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Others, like John Butkovich, tried to make a decent living working at Gacy’s contracting company.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
The vote on Tuesday allows county supervisors to mobilize resources, request state and federal financial assistance to respond to the impacts of the raids and expedite contracting to address the crisis.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
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
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
Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
There have been no reports of humans contracting Herpes B from a wild rhesus monkey, but 50 cases of humans contracting it from the monkeys in laboratory settings have been reported.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The heroine is an American sommelier who loses her sense of taste after contracting COVID-19 and goes to Paris for a new job.
—Danielle Postel-Vinay, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
In the lawsuit, Smucker showed a social media photo of a person claiming that Trader Joe’s is contracting with Smucker to make the sandwiches under its own private label.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
In the 1957 film Old Yeller, the dog gets shot by his owner after contracting rabies.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
With so many opportunities for germs to spread, contracting a foodborne illness from eating at a restaurant is not unheard of.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Only the structures that were already gravitationally bound together at that moment, not including the structures that were still collapsing and contracting on their way to becoming gravitationally bound, will actually be able to hold together.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The audit found the district also didn’t look into problems with BusPatrol’s implementation of programs in New York and Pennsylvania, which were publicly documented prior to Miami-Dade schools contracting with the vendor.
—Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Jacobson tells us what conclusions emerged from the forum about how to rebuild in the face of defunding and a contracting market in general for documentaries.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The effort has also faced criticism over transparency after reports revealed that more than 2,000 people involved were required to sign nondisclosure agreements, limiting public access to spending and contracting details.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Cattle farmers are well-equipped to deal with dwindling flock sizes, which are a part of about a decade-long cycle of a natural swelling and contracting of livestock populations as result of cattles’ biological life cycle, Peel said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
When exposed to a magnetic field, the film acts like an actuator, contracting, bending, or folding the origami, effectively turning it into a tiny, controllable robot.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Others, like John Butkovich, tried to make a decent living working at Gacy’s contracting company.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
The vote on Tuesday allows county supervisors to mobilize resources, request state and federal financial assistance to respond to the impacts of the raids and expedite contracting to address the crisis.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
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
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
Verb
For those that might eat armadillo, the chances of contracting the disease after ingesting the meat is low.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
There have been no reports of humans contracting Herpes B from a wild rhesus monkey, but 50 cases of humans contracting it from the monkeys in laboratory settings have been reported.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The heroine is an American sommelier who loses her sense of taste after contracting COVID-19 and goes to Paris for a new job.
—Danielle Postel-Vinay, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
In the lawsuit, Smucker showed a social media photo of a person claiming that Trader Joe’s is contracting with Smucker to make the sandwiches under its own private label.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
In the 1957 film Old Yeller, the dog gets shot by his owner after contracting rabies.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
With so many opportunities for germs to spread, contracting a foodborne illness from eating at a restaurant is not unheard of.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Only the structures that were already gravitationally bound together at that moment, not including the structures that were still collapsing and contracting on their way to becoming gravitationally bound, will actually be able to hold together.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
The audit found the district also didn’t look into problems with BusPatrol’s implementation of programs in New York and Pennsylvania, which were publicly documented prior to Miami-Dade schools contracting with the vendor.
—Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contracting
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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
Verb
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Portable Charger There’s nothing worse than getting halfway through a long sightseeing day and realizing that your phone is on its last leg.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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This time of the year, your yard might be getting visits that are scary and creepy.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the second quarter, while many fast-food rivals reported shrinking sales, Taco Bell reported same-store sales growth of 4%.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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But shrinking pixels isn’t simple.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The mass on the ovary can also push onto the urinary system, compressing your bladder and creating a feeling of having to urinate constantly.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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Within the first four minutes, there was a classic example of Dortmund compressing the pitch immediately to win the ball back, losing it, and then winning it again through Gundogan’s relentless running.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What were the musicians bargaining for?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sernatinger said the union hopes to begin bargaining in October, after settling a dispute with Pathfinders management over which positions were covered under OPEIU Local 39.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On long flights, your legs tend to swell, leading to discomfort, cramping, and even numbness—but a good pair of compression leggings, like this pick from CompressionZ, can prevent those symptoms.—
Hillary Maglin,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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Let’s build a new ladder, one that moves us from compression to expansion.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since posting, Watt’s video has gone viral, even catching the attention of the Live Like Maddie Foundation, which thanked her for capturing the magic and shared her clip to help promote next year’s event.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Filmmaking is catching inspiration on the wing.—
Susan Sontag,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The tensions are mounting and the room for error is constricting.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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All the while, opportunities for renewable energy development — which could quickly alleviate some of the pain from electric bills and electricity demand from new industry — are constricting across the state.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Contracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contracting. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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