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Recent Examples of compressible
As a rule, fleece isn’t as compressible as, say, goose down.
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Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
The compressible wrap can be flattened out to pack easily and be used as a blanket, too.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Several packing cubes, including compressible versions, are a part of Prime Day discounts.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
That limits warmth and compressibility, since actual feathers are less compressible and less insulating than down fluffs are.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
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Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
The compressible wrap can be flattened out to pack easily and be used as a blanket, too.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
Several packing cubes, including compressible versions, are a part of Prime Day discounts.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
That limits warmth and compressibility, since actual feathers are less compressible and less insulating than down fluffs are.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compressible
Adjective
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Constructed with both comfort and warmth in mind, the dual elastic gore insets help to provide an ultra-secure fit and feel.—
Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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Wear compression stockings: These tight elastic socks can help prevent dizziness, especially with low blood pressure.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Heat makes muscles more pliable, which reduces the risk of muscle injuries.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Then use a softer, more pliable brush for blending.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Even if your skin is quite resilient, the best body washes for sensitive skin can benefit all skin types for their soothing, usually minimalist formulations.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Allure,
15 Feb. 2025
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According to Press Ganey's data, organizations that invested in the principles of high reliability were most resilient through stressful periods.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Every adult understands that quotidian lives are a complex jumble of truths and lies, and that honesty, secrets and privacy are malleable given the situation, but that’s not something a child learns overnight, which makes Marielle’s predicament especially disorienting.—
Jay D. Weissberg,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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Time is malleable, reality is only a function of our choices, and people can create their own second chances — ideas that Universal Language borrows from Kiarostami’s cinematic library of compassion, and then makes its own.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Be flexible If your child’s birthday falls on a holiday, flexibility is key.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2025
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What’s needed now are more flexible funding schemes and opportunities that will allow Latvian productions to be competitive on the global market.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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With significant revisions, this proposal could contain a semblance of something workable.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who has seven children, immediately took issue with the position that blocking or filtering content is a workable alternative to requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For all the talk and research that has gone into exploiting graphene’s pliant properties for use in wearable and flexible electronics, most of the polymer composites it has been mixed with to date have been on the hard and inflexible side.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Dec. 2016
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During subsequent decades, the Soviets and its pliant regime were defeated, the country was racked by civil war, and various Islamist groups became ascendant, including the Mujahedin, Taliban, al-Qaeda, and Isis-Khorasan.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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All three styles are unlined and fabricated from supple calf leather, suede, or a glossy, shiny coated sheepskin leather.—
Alexis Bennett Parker,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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Beyond belts, Hanks’ Powell Bison Bifold wallet, made from soft, supple bison leather and heavy-duty thread, features eight card slots, two hidden pockets, a flip-up ID window and a spacious cash compartment—perfect for keeping everything organized.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Compressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compressible. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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