narrows (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of narrow (down)
as in compresses
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrows (down)
  1. compresses
  2. condenses
  3. squeezes
Verb
  • In agentic environments, though, the interval between anomaly and action compresses to near zero.
    — Jay Limburn, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The consumer version compresses that same idea into a ring, watch or app.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Definition of compresses
Verb
  • Following the revision of ICOM’s definition of a museum, which faced controversy for not including terms such as decolonization, restitution, and repatriation, the new code condenses the eight principles of the 2004 code into five.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026
  • Prioritise, which uses AI to surface your most important notifications first, and Summarise, which condenses long chat threads into a quick summary without opening the app.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Definition of condenses
Verb
  • Ghiggia gallops in from the right and squeezes a finish in at the near post to win the cup for Uruguay in the Maracana.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • As a result, food inflation squeezes the amount of money people have left over to buy things like Levi's jeans and plane tickets, which brings us to our next earnings preview.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Definition of squeezes
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