as in squeezed
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as in got
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio
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as in shrunk
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
metal contracts at low temperatures
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as in compressed
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
contract the calf muscles in your legs
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as in agreed
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July
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Recent Examples of contracted
John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
Comerica has been contracted with the Department of the Treasury since 2008 to administer the program and handle customer service for the millions of Americans using the prepaid card, many of whom are disabled and older and don’t have a bank.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
McDonald’s last major food-safety issue happened in 2018, when more than 500 people contracted an intestinal illness after eating its salads.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
As two weak data points, inventories and exports contracted in November.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Inventories contracted in November, as only 27% of respondents noted monthly expansions, but 73% noted contractions.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, shipments have contracted only six times in the past 38 months.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The office contracted Cheryl Jiménez-Frei, an associate professor and co-director of the Public History Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, to research buildings and places important to Latinos in Wisconsin.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
According to Canadian sources, India contracted with a criminal gang to carry out the Nijjar killing.
—Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
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Less than two years ago, Nederland folded its police department and contracted with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement coverage for the mountain town of 1,500.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
Comerica has been contracted with the Department of the Treasury since 2008 to administer the program and handle customer service for the millions of Americans using the prepaid card, many of whom are disabled and older and don’t have a bank.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
McDonald’s last major food-safety issue happened in 2018, when more than 500 people contracted an intestinal illness after eating its salads.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
As two weak data points, inventories and exports contracted in November.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Inventories contracted in November, as only 27% of respondents noted monthly expansions, but 73% noted contractions.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, shipments have contracted only six times in the past 38 months.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The office contracted Cheryl Jiménez-Frei, an associate professor and co-director of the Public History Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, to research buildings and places important to Latinos in Wisconsin.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
According to Canadian sources, India contracted with a criminal gang to carry out the Nijjar killing.
—Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contracted
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After the socks dried, testers evaluated whether the socks had shrunk, pilled, or otherwise changed before once again wearing the socks to head out on the trail.Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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His remarks came as official data showed the country’s exports rose last month at a slower rate than expected while imports shrunk further, underscoring the challenges China is still facing.Peter Catterall, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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Its upper jaw has tricuspid teeth with three distinct points, while the lower jaw features compressed monocuspid teeth with a toothless tip.Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
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Proof Aggregation Through a process of recursive aggregation, multiple zk-proofs are compressed into a single, compact proof.Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Max Fried and the New York Yankees agreed to a eight-year $218 million contract on Tuesday night, completely skipping the bidding war stage that was expected to take place between the Yankees and the Red Sox over the next few days.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Houston Texans – Watson’s team at the time of the allegations – agreed in 2022 to settle claims made by Watson’s accusers confidentially out of court.Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Syria civil war Many in Syria are celebrating the stunning political fall of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad that caught much of the world off guard.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The speed of change in Syria over the past week caught even those in the Middle East by surprise but with a stockpile of chemical and biological weapons at stake, many are calling for quick and decisive action from the West.Harriet Marsden, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Germany’s economy shrank last year for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.Anna Cooban, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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After the socks dried, testers evaluated whether the socks had shrunk, pilled, or otherwise changed before once again wearing the socks to head out on the trail.Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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This conversation has been edited and condensed.Colleen Hamilton, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
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The conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Worm lizards are well adapted for underground life, with elongated bodies, reduced or no limbs, rudimentary eyes and tough, ring-like scales.Newsweek, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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The Gothic romance casts a very elongated shadow of influence over many, many books.Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
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Doing so will help increase group morale and inflate an attenuated potency.Charlie Winter, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
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The traditional means of video-game storytelling—cutscenes, voice-over narration, and conversations with other characters—are present only in the most attenuated, enigmatic forms.Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Contracted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contracted. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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