TELESCOPE Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

telescope

verb

as in to compress

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together for dramatic purposes, the film telescopes the years over which the events occurred into a few short months

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Recent Examples of telescope While the latter example employs a telescoping frame to adjust for different-sized riders, Trike Bike has gone for a sliding rail mounted to the rear of the low-step alloy frame that's set at an angle. —

New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2026 Look for models with a telescoping handle that is long enough to reach the wall when fully extended, and that can be retracted to a shorter length for easy storage. —

Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026 In Virginia-class SSNs, traditional periscopes have been supplanted by two photonics masts that host visible and infrared digital cameras atop telescoping arms. —

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025 The deeper side also includes compression straps; however, the telescoping handle takes up a fair amount of packing space. —

Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for telescope

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Even if revelations of this nature did have an impact on voter preferences, a high percentage of early ballots cast could work to compress the window for late-breaking developments to concurrently shift outcomes, if at all.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Batch processing tools handle multiple files at once, including converting, compressing, or encrypting PDFs.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026