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as in hard
having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure
a mattress with a compact foam core
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as in packed
having little space between items or parts
compact soil that should provide good support for the plant
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as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
compact prose without a single wasted word
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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
a five-nation compact to control drug traffic
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
the two made a compact never to artificially prolong the other's life in the event of incapacitating illness or injury
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as in to consolidate
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
the media giant decided to compact all of its far-flung operations onto a single site
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as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
compact the snow into a tight ball for throwing
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Recent Examples of compact
Christopher Kimball, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Designed to be ready to record or stream audio straight out of the box when used with any XLR microphone, this compact device is aimed at podcasters, content creators and even musicians who want to use a high-end XLR mic.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Michelle Lee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Both states risk losing billions of dollars in revenue-sharing payments under state-tribal gaming compacts which guarantee Native American tribes either total or substantial exclusivity over casino-style gaming.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Snowfall during warmer temperatures leads to heavy snow that quickly compacts and can freeze over as the temperatures drop.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Using your hands, shape each into a compact ball and place on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them evenly apart.
—Christopher Kimball, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
Designed to be ready to record or stream audio straight out of the box when used with any XLR microphone, this compact device is aimed at podcasters, content creators and even musicians who want to use a high-end XLR mic.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
And those too-cute-to-handle portable playsets from the '90s, like the houses and garden-theme compacts?
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Both states risk losing billions of dollars in revenue-sharing payments under state-tribal gaming compacts which guarantee Native American tribes either total or substantial exclusivity over casino-style gaming.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Indeed, China has traditionally been a different beast given its showcase local offerings typically are compacted into particular periods — think Lunar New Year, Golden Week, etc. — meaning there’s not a steady stream of product for audiences to get excited about.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Snowfall during warmer temperatures leads to heavy snow that quickly compacts and can freeze over as the temperatures drop.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compact
Adjective
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Lock-in bonus bets for a packed sports schedule or start with a large wager.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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While an older kid might have drama club or sports practice right after school, younger kids may not be able to handle such a packed day, and that’s okay.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The song is a concise blast of funky country-rock, with shades of the Allman Brothers, some traditional-country fiddle, and lyrics about a bottle that just won’t empty.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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Applicants should therefore focus on providing concise updates that directly impact the reassessment of their application.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Egypt considered Israel to have breached the limits of military presence near areas demilitarized under the treaty, raising tensions.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The goal is to comply with the climate initiates of the Paris Agreement, an international treaty signed in 2015 to prevent climate change.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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However, the parties involved failed to come to any agreement before that deal expired at the end of the year.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Numerous college athletes have already signed agreements with schools outlining their terms of payment for the 2025-26 academic year.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Executives, insiders and sources agree that the move to consolidate her businesses is a smart one.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Between the lines: The cases come down to a formerly obscure Supreme Court case from 1935 known as Humphrey's Executor, and are widely expected to be consolidated and sent to the Supreme Court.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For complex tasks, the smartphone can further compress the latent representations and forward them to cloud servers for specialized processing (e.g., full document OCR or advanced medical diagnostics).—
Wei Duan,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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More importantly, compressed monthly changes highlight the general lack of homebuying demand that continues to characterize the current housing market.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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An excellent 94% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and a solid enough 74% audience score.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Some solid bench play, in contrast with only two Nuggets reserves scoring.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Compact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compact. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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