as in compressed
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
plans to narrow down the scope of the investigation into the government scandal
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Verb
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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In the eighth, the Dodgers squeezed two more out of Toronto’s bullpen to create a cushion for Yamamoto.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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But the program may still get squeezed by the sweeping cuts proposed across the government.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Narrowed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowed%20%28down%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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