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as in condensed
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters
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as in shrunk
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
the substance can compress under pressure
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Recent Examples of compressed
Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Actually, freezing food dates back to 3000 B.C., when the Chinese preserved food in ice cellars and the Romans used compressed snow.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
Proof Aggregation Through a process of recursive aggregation, multiple zk-proofs are compressed into a single, compact proof.
—Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The sugar beet harvest period is very compressed, about three weeks.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Actually, freezing food dates back to 3000 B.C., when the Chinese preserved food in ice cellars and the Romans used compressed snow.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
Its upper jaw has tricuspid teeth with three distinct points, while the lower jaw features compressed monocuspid teeth with a toothless tip.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
Proof Aggregation Through a process of recursive aggregation, multiple zk-proofs are compressed into a single, compact proof.
—Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compressed
Verb
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These interviews have been edited and condensed.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Dec. 2024
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This Zoom interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and brevity.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2024
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The economy has shrunk by eighty-five per cent during the civil war.—
Robin Wright,
The New Yorker,
19 Dec. 2024
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The Latino share of the population in that area, a longtime enclave for Puerto Rican families, has shrunk faster than any other group in the last two decades.—
Winnie Hu,
New York Times,
19 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Yet the portion of Americans who drink has shrunk in recent years.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
3 Jan. 2025
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Terrific films abound, but the audience that once rushed to see them in theaters has shrunk.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The standard model comes with a tempered glass screen, stainless steel case, and a 20mm silicone sport band.—
Victoria Song,
The Verge,
7 Jan. 2025
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The more tempered advocates point to how its value lies in the way existing infrastructures of digital video ultimately solve the problem of discovery long bemoaned by podcasters.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This Polish boat, which comes in open versions, is like a waterborne Swiss Army Knife with all the bells and whistles in a compact package.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2025
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Plants selected may have naturally compact or symmetrical forms and are chosen more for that quality than flowering capacity, although azaleas and dwarf Indian hawthorns, which flower for a single season, are often included.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The combination of environmental regulations protecting chaparral, combined with the dense residential areas near it, mean that prescribed fire is very infrequently used in Southern California.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the visual jokes are dense and the look works for the setting and comedic ethos, reflecting the junky tourist-trap aesthetic that Mumolo and Wiig celebrate.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Compressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compressed. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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