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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Las Vegas has compressed a short stretch of the Strip into a luxury gauntlet that’ll wreck your step count and your credit limit in the same afternoon.—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Right now, with silver at elevated levels, premiums have compressed somewhat as a percentage of total price compared to when silver was trading at $20 or $30 per ounce.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This conversation has been edited and condensed.—
Erin Neil,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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Our conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The best part of the orange — your orange, Chicago taxpayers — already has been squeezed for the most juice, likely explaining the sale.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Managers have become organizational shock absorbers, squeezed between executive decisions from above and team realities below.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Narrowed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowed%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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