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
Rob Blanchard, a spokesperson for the governor, said those discussions have not included an agreement to approve pipeline projects serving Connecticut in exchange for allowing Iroquois’ compression project to move forward.
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
One of us starts chest compressions while another documents medications and orders with times as a doctor calls them out.
—Diana Torres, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
With a rebound sole that’s lightweight and compression-resistant, these slides provide superior shock absorption and stability.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Pulmonary embolism prevention and treatment To help prevent a blood clot from forming, people should be physically active, use compression devices or leg elevation when needed.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
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John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
One of us starts chest compressions while another documents medications and orders with times as a doctor calls them out.
—Diana Torres, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
With a rebound sole that’s lightweight and compression-resistant, these slides provide superior shock absorption and stability.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Pulmonary embolism prevention and treatment To help prevent a blood clot from forming, people should be physically active, use compression devices or leg elevation when needed.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compression
Noun
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Hassan’s team instead squeezed a photon’s intensity and demonstrated real-time control, fluctuating between intensity and phase-squeezing by adjusting the silica’s position relative to the beams.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That gravitational pull extended through much of Xi Jinping's first five-year term, when China still projected the promise of profits and opportunity more than political constraint and economic contraction.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Thanks to housing crises in big cities, many aspiring writers can’t afford rooms of their own, and contractions in the media industry have made writing as a profession less tractable.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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This improves indoor air quality and controls humidity to prevent condensation, which can damage buildings and promote mold growth.—
William Bahnfleth,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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Residents should be on the lookout for too much snow and ice that has accumulated on the roof or has too much condensation in the attic.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026
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Season simply with salt, a drizzle of olive oil, and a squeeze of lemon.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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What was once a slow squeeze has become an acute system failure for patients statewide.—
Andrew Hevesi,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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There’s a dusty cloud surrounding the central, contracting star, and that cloud is strongly suspected to be disk-like, with outflows and gaps in the dust in the two directions perpendicular to the disk.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Founded in 2015 by Cecilia Casagrande, the firm specializes in historic home design and renovations and offers general contracting and design-build services.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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Their mid-rise waistband means no tummy constriction, and the loose legs offer plenty of room to trounce around the terminal without feeling cramped.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
24 Jan. 2026
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Then came the explosion of streamers followed by a constriction.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Compression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compression. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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