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
Patrol Supervisor Acting Sergeant Ward Randall can’t find a pulse, has the handcuffs removed, rolls Spiro onto his back and starts performing chest compressions.
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Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
With the same size and compression ratio as the Honda's CB650 four-cylinder, there are a few key differences too.
—New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
This three-piece set of sculpting leggings, on sale for $31.99 on Amazon, smooths both the legs and the tummy while targeted compression creates dramatic definition under the rear end.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
Their imperatives are not factual but musical: melody, catchiness, rhythm, compression, singability (or rapability).
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
With the same size and compression ratio as the Honda's CB650 four-cylinder, there are a few key differences too.
—New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
This three-piece set of sculpting leggings, on sale for $31.99 on Amazon, smooths both the legs and the tummy while targeted compression creates dramatic definition under the rear end.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024
Their imperatives are not factual but musical: melody, catchiness, rhythm, compression, singability (or rapability).
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compression
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But analysts indicated concern over the company’s figures out of China, where sales declined 1% compared to a year earlier, their first contraction in eight quarters.Ryan Hogg, Fortune Asia, 10 Jan. 2025
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Norepinephrine is a potent vasoconstrictor, causing blood vessels to narrow, and each wave causes a contraction in the arteries that carry blood to the brain.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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Listeria can travel through condensation onto food products.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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This zesty condensation of an 18-volume, 1300-page epic is a model of streamlining, even if the narrative’s many tantalizing threads, emotions and complications could stand to be fleshed out even more.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Modern spins sometimes sneak in diced bacon or swap whole oysters for chopped, but the classic remains a staple, especially at Southern brunches where a squeeze of lemon finishes the indulgence.Jenn Rice, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Though renters insurance costs a fraction of homeowners insurance, Larry Gross, executive director of the Los Angeles tenants advocacy group Coalition for Economic Survival, said that with many tenants barely making ends meet, any increase is a squeeze.Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Zambello mused on the topic of Violetta’s freedom and constrictions as a woman of her time.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 18 Oct. 2024
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Create a slight constriction in the back of your throat so that your breath becomes slightly audible.Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Compression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compression. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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