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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The Hardie team recommends using a simple garden hose and a soft cloth or telescoping brush to remove most dirt and grime.
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Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2024
Eager to have the house ready by spring of this year, the couple telescoped the timeline.
—Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
Whereas those alternatives have telescoping barrels that extend to reach longer focal lengths, the XF 16-50mm has an internal zoom mechanism.
—PCMAG, 15 July 2024
Orbit 3-Arm High-Rise Sprinkler The Orbit 3-Arm High-Rise Sprinkler has a telescoping pole and three-arm sprinkler head that offers an even and wide coverage of about a 50-foot diameter.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
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Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2024
Eager to have the house ready by spring of this year, the couple telescoped the timeline.
—Abigail Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2024
Whereas those alternatives have telescoping barrels that extend to reach longer focal lengths, the XF 16-50mm has an internal zoom mechanism.
—PCMAG, 15 July 2024
Orbit 3-Arm High-Rise Sprinkler The Orbit 3-Arm High-Rise Sprinkler has a telescoping pole and three-arm sprinkler head that offers an even and wide coverage of about a 50-foot diameter.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
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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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Basically, when two sleepers share a bed, the coils in the center push up while the coils on either side of the bed are compressed.Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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As Cal rants and raves about how Manfredi is bound to discover the car and the driver, Jackie kills two birds with one stone by plugging the driver and having the whole mess compacted.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
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Fine-grain soils lump together and compact over time as water is sucked from underneath.Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 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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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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These populist leaders have taken their election victories as mandates to pack the judiciary, shackle the press, cow the business community, silence and prosecute critics, and assert political dominance over the civil service, prosecutors, tax authorities, the security apparatus, and the military.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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To pack that much into such a small space is a complication in itself.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Telescope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telescope. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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