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
Iranians have been outspoken inside the country and across an ever-growing diaspora against the Islamic Republic’s human-rights abuses, constriction of personal freedoms, economic mismanagement, and belligerent foreign policy.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
Related Articles While these designers might be looking to adolescence — from drawing on upbringings spent among lions and tigers in South Africa to fighting against the constrictions of adulthood by refusing to grow up — there’s no Peter Pan syndrome here.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
Yet Fuller found her own identity—as a woman and a writer—to be a source of confusion, and sometimes constriction.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Sitting, on the other hand, creates bends and constrictions in the blood vessels of the legs.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 19 May 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
Related Articles While these designers might be looking to adolescence — from drawing on upbringings spent among lions and tigers in South Africa to fighting against the constrictions of adulthood by refusing to grow up — there’s no Peter Pan syndrome here.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 5 June 2025
Yet Fuller found her own identity—as a woman and a writer—to be a source of confusion, and sometimes constriction.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Sitting, on the other hand, creates bends and constrictions in the blood vessels of the legs.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constriction
Noun
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Snag this set of compression packing cubes that help condense your clothes and optimize precious suitcase space.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Even with multiple compressions to 10x, that’s still well above $500.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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At a time when America’s film and television industry is still struggling due to globalization and industry contraction, further unnecessary job losses only make a bad situation worse.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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Formed the same way that all stellar and planetary systems form, our own Solar System formed from the contraction of a molecular cloud that triggered new star formation, giving rise to the Earth, the Sun, and more.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sisters flit in and out of the house while others gab about the new semester, sipping on iced coffees that are quickly gathering condensation.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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Just like homemade bags, each sleeve has an outer fabric ring that wraps around the cup, with a bottom piece to keep all condensation contained.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Aug. 2025
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The result is a squeeze on the very mechanisms needed to fund mitigation, adaptation and resilience.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Both the governor and the secretary listed a combination of lower market prices for farm products plus rising fertilizer, machinery and labor costs as a severe squeeze on the farm economy.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Economists and researchers agreed that a healthy economy encourages families to have more children to reproduce, while a contracting economy can lead some families to hold off on children.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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In government contracting, where bids are competitive and profitability is not always a factor, this model persists.—
Ryan Gray,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Constriction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constriction. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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