compact
Example Sentences
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Compact skulls were considered stronger than longer, narrower ones.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Mr. Adubato is an associate editor of Compact, an adjunct professor of philosophy and religion at Seton Hall University, and a founding editor of Cracks in Postmodernity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Under an agreement known as the Compact of Free Association, Palau gives the US exclusive military access in exchange for Washington's extensive aid, including Palauan citizens' ability to live and work freely in the US.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025
As she explained, the president can only send other states’ National Guards to perform crime control when he has invoked the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025
Compact, hard, logical, totally selfish, the virus is dedicated to making copies of itself— which it can do on occasion with radiant speed.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Vocabulary lists containing compact
com-, con-
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"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
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