as in compression
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
the compaction of a complex topic into a short article means that a lot of niceties are going to get crushed
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Recent Examples of compaction
The overuse of groundwater leads to the depletion of aquifers, the emptied earth leading to compaction.
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Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
No-till or minimal-tilling practices mean less disturbance to the soil environment, which promotes beneficial organisms and reduces soil compaction.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2025
Add to that soil compaction and the risks of flooding are increasingly significantly.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 26 May 2025
With lightweight builds that reduce soil compaction and the capacity to operate continuously for up to 30 hours, these machines dramatically boost productivity.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
No-till or minimal-tilling practices mean less disturbance to the soil environment, which promotes beneficial organisms and reduces soil compaction.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2025
Add to that soil compaction and the risks of flooding are increasingly significantly.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 26 May 2025
With lightweight builds that reduce soil compaction and the capacity to operate continuously for up to 30 hours, these machines dramatically boost productivity.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compaction
Noun
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United sent Heaven a Game Ready compression boot to wear at home to aid recovery, which Lisa filled with ice each day.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Kyle Richards found the ultimate hack for staying organized and optimizing suitcase space while traveling: compression packing cubes.—
PEOPLE Deals Team,
People.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Cloud seeding is when clouds are injected with a compound, like silver iodide, that act as condensation or ice nuclei in an attempt to help stimulate and boost rainfall or snowfall, according to Britannica.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
10 July 2025
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The mesoscale conductive vortex essentially spun the remnants of a tropical system, causing significant ascent or rising motion to activate that moisture into condensation and precipitation in an efficient manner, according to Shepherd.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
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With that in mind, August is supposed to see the same 11.8 percent month-over-month decline from July to 2.08 million TEUs, with a 10.4 percent contraction from last year’s totals.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 July 2025
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Additional tariffs would further hurt these two exports-dependent economies that are grappling with a slowdown in growth, with Japan likely staring at a technical recession, or two straight quarters of economic contraction.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
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“Compaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compaction. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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