as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut
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Like other mattress-in-a-box options, the Avocado arrives compressed.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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The assumptions in these models could easily be wrong Pollsters are generally making defensible, good-faith decisions about how to stretch and compress their data into the shape of the voting electorate.Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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For the third time this season, Jojo calmly squeezed the trigger and neatly folded the first tom.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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These new prices would squeeze consumer budgets, especially for low-income households that spend triple as much of their monthly budgets on apparel as high-income households spend, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Annie Nova,Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.Alena Botros, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Constringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constringe. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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