compacted

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It was always going to be difficult for the second period to match the high-octane tempo of the first, and instead the decisive moments, both mad and magnificent, were compacted into the final few minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

On Thursday, mangled metal screeched as an excavator compacted the skeletons of former homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

The fibers are then compacted even more tightly to fit inside the nucleus.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

Fill and soil are compacted onto the slab and topped with several layers of asphalt.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

And the tracks of Lord Asriel’s sledge ran to the brink...and on, across a bridge of compacted snow.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman