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verb

past tense of condense
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of condensed
Adjective
The filing includes unaudited condensed financial statements and notes, outlining the company's organizational history, significant accounting policies, and recent accounting pronouncements. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025 The mango pancakes with condensed milk and blackberry-bourbon sauce are also popular. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Our conversation, which has been edited and condensed, started with Darwin, before meandering through such subjects as nuns, Rome in the sixties, Andy Warhol, Madonna, and plastic surgery. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024 In my household, what used to be a week or longer trip has now become condensed to long weekends. Jason D. Seacat, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for condensed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condensed
Adjective
  • Spring training always represents a small sample, and this is even smaller given the compressed calendar before the Cubs face the Los Angeles Dodgers (March 18-19).
    Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
  • But this groin injury will likely keep James, who is listed as out for Monday, sidelined for a significant amount of games during the Lakers’ compressed stretch of games over the next couple of weeks.
    Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The economy has shrunk by eighty-five per cent during the civil war.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The Latino share of the population in that area, a longtime enclave for Puerto Rican families, has shrunk faster than any other group in the last two decades.
    Winnie Hu, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • And because the mattress is incredibly well made, each box is fairly dense and heavy.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Zero visibility protocol: In situations of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, activate your hazard lights and seek a secure location, such as a nearby business’s parking lot, to pull over and come to a stop.
    Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Yet the portion of Americans who drink has shrunk in recent years.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Terrific films abound, but the audience that once rushed to see them in theaters has shrunk.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The small-sized sofa is separated into two seats by a compact table that holds drinks, a book, or an outdoor candle.
    Shea Simmons, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • This compact bag has multiple internal pockets (including a secure zipper pocket), and the strap is adjustable.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In an economic study published in 1963, the historian Ping Chiu found that in California the two groups were mostly stratified into different labor pools, with the Chinese concentrated in lower-wage jobs in agriculture and industries such as textile and cigar manufacturing.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The real estate market for high-end properties priced more than $5 million is limited in Sacramento, but luxury transactions are increasingly concentrated in the $3 million to $4 million range, Bishop said.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Condensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condensed. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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