telescopes

verb

present tense third-person singular of telescope
as in compresses
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 telescopes The TriX's chain runs internally through a boom-style carbon fiber tube that telescopes out horizontally to fit the body size of the rider. — New Atlas, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telescopes
  1. compresses
  2. capsules
  3. condenses
  4. packs
  5. squeezes
  6. compacts
Verb
  • High-rises are expected to settle as their enormous weight compresses the ground beneath them, but that settlement is expected to stop soon after construction.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This Video-to-Sim-to-Real pipeline compresses weeks of manual modeling into a few hours, transforming ordinary videos into an infinite training ground for physical AI.
    — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of compresses
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  • Also consider how many capsules a serving is, as this can sometimes be misleading.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In comparison, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsules that only have to return from the International Space Station, orbiting around 250 miles above Earth, only hit 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit and speeds of 17,500 mph.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of capsules
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  • Paraphrasing generally restates the original information in different language while retaining the key ideas, whereas summarizing condenses the information into a shorter version.
    — Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Headway condenses nonfiction and fiction books into 15-minute summaries that make key ideas easier to fit into your schedule.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of condenses
Verb
  • Their second record is somewhat sleeker—no song surpasses five minutes—but packs considerable emotion into these tighter forms.
    — Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The new Echo Dot packs Amazon's AZ3 chip, a fourth microphone, and Omnisense sensors into its little speaker ball, all to make Alexa more responsive and capable.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of packs
Verb
  • When the user presses their finger on the part of the patch that contains the wet fabric, the pressure squeezes the water out of the material, down one of the microfluidic channels, and into the foaming agent chamber.
    — Ben Coxworth October 23, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In the aerodynamic phenomenon known as ground effect, proximity to that surface squeezes air beneath a craft’s wings to reduce drag and boost lift, with far less propulsive power required than for high-altitude flight.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of squeezes
Verb
  • The jacket achieves weather-resistant performance through a unique process where Hermin Textiin weaves ultra-fine lyocell yarns into a dense ripstop, then compacts it with heat.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • All lawn care involves foot traffic and often also the use of heavy equipment, such as a lawn mower, which compacts a wet lawn.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of compacts

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“Telescopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telescopes. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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