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to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
- for dramatic purposes, the film telescopes the years over which the events occurred into a few short months
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“Telescope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telescope. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of telescope was in 1650
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