as in squeezing
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
after the condensing of our stored junk, we actually had room in the garage for the car
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as in compressing
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
over time the once-fluffy material in the pillow had condensed into a lumpy wad
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as in consolidating
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
condense the information into as brief a report as possible
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as in reducing
to increase the strength of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances
added condensed milk to the mix
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Recent Examples of condensing
Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Plans call for condensing the college’s Boise operations into an eight-story office building on the northwest corner of Main Street and Whitewater Park Boulevard.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
Cloudbursts also typically occur in mountainous regions, which become sites of flash floods and landslides as the air is forced to rise when encountering high terrain, which results in it rapidly cooling and condensing into dense clouds.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
These machines work by sucking water vapor from the air, condensing it via metal cooling coils, and collecting it in a tank or reservoir.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2025
Quasars can dump huge amounts of energy into their host galaxies, which stops gas clouds from condensing into new stars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
The module delivers up to 2,070 FP4 teraflops of AI compute within a 130 W power envelope, effectively condensing server-grade AI horsepower into a form factor for robots and autonomous machines.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Plans call for condensing the college’s Boise operations into an eight-story office building on the northwest corner of Main Street and Whitewater Park Boulevard.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
Cloudbursts also typically occur in mountainous regions, which become sites of flash floods and landslides as the air is forced to rise when encountering high terrain, which results in it rapidly cooling and condensing into dense clouds.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
These machines work by sucking water vapor from the air, condensing it via metal cooling coils, and collecting it in a tank or reservoir.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2025
Quasars can dump huge amounts of energy into their host galaxies, which stops gas clouds from condensing into new stars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condensing
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Competition is another factor, as traditional banks and fintechs may intensify share battles, compressing margins.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Yet the league did not extend the overall calendar, compressing more games into the same timeframe.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Row the dumbbell up towards your chest, squeezing your shoulder blades together.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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While startups occasionally push boundaries with optimization techniques—squeezing more efficiency out of existing silicon—barriers to entry are overwhelmingly high.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The French prime minister was widely expected to lose the motion after failing to win support from political rivals on both the right and left for 2026 budget plans aimed at reducing the country's yawning budget deficit.—
Ganesh Rao,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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At Tufts University, scientists have developed a new drug that aims to boost weight loss while also reducing the nausea, muscle loss and weight regain associated with popular GLP-1 medications.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
8 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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Sitting in the bar’s backyard, afternoon sun high, condensation pouring off those Shirley Temples, a joint going back and forth between Bassin and DiGesu, Winter begins to share an idea he’s had for a new live rig for his guitar.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The population is shrinking, and the region has struggled economically.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The latest aftershocks follow two earthquakes that ravaged a nation already crushed by war, poverty and shrinking aid.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Crucially, there are real-world exploits like University of California, San Diego’s (UCSD) Imprompter, which had nearly an 80% success rate in extracting personal data via obfuscated prompts.—
Camellia Chan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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So Cali reached over, extracting it, before downing the rest.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bieber wore a pair of white briefs, a silver necklace and a single compression sock, and tagged his pals in the post, using three pink double heart emojis as the caption.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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If TPUs offer similar performance at better economics, Nvidia risks margin compression.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cities also have lot size minimums constricting the number of homes that can be built, speakers said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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Heipeiwa Cotton-linen Wide-leg Trousers For a more elevated look, consider these wide-leg linen trousers as a comfy alternative to constricting dress pants.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Condensing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condensing. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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