as in to compress
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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Recent Examples of telescope
Both suitcases feature spinner wheels, telescoping handles and one-inch expansion zippers to give you a bit more room when needed.
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Nora Colomer
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Heated and ventilated front seats, heated armrests and steering wheel, a power tilting and telescoping steering column and adjustable ambient lighting are all standard.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
The current staging — with huge sets, telescoping projections, fly-away special effects and moody watercolor backdrops — are just as thrilling as in the past.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
The wheels are burly and the telescoping handle allows for a smooth pull.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Heated and ventilated front seats, heated armrests and steering wheel, a power tilting and telescoping steering column and adjustable ambient lighting are all standard.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
The current staging — with huge sets, telescoping projections, fly-away special effects and moody watercolor backdrops — are just as thrilling as in the past.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
The wheels are burly and the telescoping handle allows for a smooth pull.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
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And in an attention economy, interpretation doesn’t stay unfilled; it gets rented by whoever can compress it fastest.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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This breakthrough, which earned Isomorphic founder Demis Hassabis a Nobel Prize in 2024, offered the first seismic proof that AI could compress biological research processes that once took years into mere minutes.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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This has compacted on the roadways after freezing overnight.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Avoid starting your seeds in outdoor garden soil, which can become compacted.—
Kerry Michaels,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bainbridge condensed the story out of her experiences at several provincial theaters over several years, and the major plot points are simply made up.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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In any case, makers of non-AI systems could potentially be squeezed into this definition, so all software and systems developers should be mindful of whether their automation could fall into this zone.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The loss of those supplies — and the hard currency Havana earned by reselling part of them — has further squeezed an already fragile economy.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Her dreams of late had all been like this, trying to pack without a bag or leave the house without her keys, trying to read without her contacts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Replete with fast cars, boats, guns, explosions and huge vaults, the teaser packs a lot into 90 seconds.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Telescope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telescope. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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