as in squeezing
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
the compression of a long, complicated story into a two-hour movie is never easy
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Recent Examples of compression
The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner determined the girl died from asphyxia due to neck compression and drowning and ruled her death a homicide, records show.
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Possibly the best compression bag for travel available on the market today, Ekster makes saving space and saving money that much easier.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Utilizing savvy travel products like compression packing cubes, three-in-one foldable chargers, and a roomy personal item bag goes a long way.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2025
Surgical options: In severe cases, surgery may be required to relieve nerve compression or restore blood flow.
—Anju Goel, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Possibly the best compression bag for travel available on the market today, Ekster makes saving space and saving money that much easier.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Utilizing savvy travel products like compression packing cubes, three-in-one foldable chargers, and a roomy personal item bag goes a long way.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2025
Surgical options: In severe cases, surgery may be required to relieve nerve compression or restore blood flow.
—Anju Goel, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compression
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compression
Noun
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The contraction resumes a more than two-year downward trend in the sector.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Production output saw a substantial recovery in February, notching 1.5% month-on-month growth compared to the monthly contraction of 0.5% seen in January.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2025
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Two weeks after that, the mother of another student — the same girl whose name was allegedly written in condensation on the window of Taylor’s car — pulled her out of his math class.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Rather than producing a single shockwave, Koch and his co-authors discovered that the unique sound occurs because popping the lid produces a vibrating standing wave, thanks to condensation within the bottleneck, according to a paper published in the journal Physics of Fluids.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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Still, concerns remain about the company’s standing in a competitive streaming environment and its resilience in the face of a potential recession, as a squeeze on consumer discretionary spending could weigh on subscription growth.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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This growing squeeze on both the lower and middle rungs of the income ladder threatens not just economic opportunity but the basic stability of local economies.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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What happened is that once the drones did a scouting mission, the operator gets a reasonably good idea if there’s any constrictions or any large elevation changes.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Dec. 2020
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The 88-year-old pontiff suffered a constriction of his respiratory airways on Friday, akin to an asthma attack, renewing concerns over his well-being.—
Crispian Balmer,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Compression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compression. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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