as in compression
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
tried to ease the tie's constriction of his neck
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Recent Examples of constriction
Known as the tourniquet muscle, this muscle is responsible for the constriction that allows an arm in danger to fall off.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2024
Tunica media: The middle layer and thickest part, it is made of muscle responsible for dilation (widening) and constriction (narrowing) to regulate blood flow and pressure.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
Instead, the two are separated by a constriction 0.5 centimeters wide, just narrow enough to keep the gas from leaking into the accelerator.
—Adrian Cho, science.org, 18 July 2024
This form-fitting option from Good American fits the trend without the uncomfortable constriction that usually accompanies denim.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2024
Tunica media: The middle layer and thickest part, it is made of muscle responsible for dilation (widening) and constriction (narrowing) to regulate blood flow and pressure.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2024
Instead, the two are separated by a constriction 0.5 centimeters wide, just narrow enough to keep the gas from leaking into the accelerator.
—Adrian Cho, science.org, 18 July 2024
This form-fitting option from Good American fits the trend without the uncomfortable constriction that usually accompanies denim.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constriction
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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
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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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The gauge for manufacturing activity was 50.1, above the 50-mark separating growth from contraction and marking the longest streak of expansion since March last year.Dave Smith, Fortune Asia, 31 Dec. 2024
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However, the figure remained below the 50 threshold that separates expansion from contraction.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
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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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The frost forms when warm, moist indoor air comes into contact with the cold glass, causing condensation that freezes.Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Serve right away, topped with cilantro leaves and a squeeze of lime. Makes 2 to 4 servings.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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One approach, adopted by Lynda Benglis, Urs Fischer, and Christopher Wool, involves digitally capturing a chance form—a squeeze of clay, a snarl of wire—then enlarging that scan to monumental proportions, both dramatizing and satirizing the superpowers that artists now have at their disposal.Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Constriction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constriction. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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