telescoped

Example Sentences

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The distance between their world and that of geopolitics has telescoped, and teachers have struggled to assuage fears that this war might affect them all.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022

But this time around, in Burkina Faso, the timetable has telescoped.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2022

There were two wheels at one end and a handle that telescoped out from the base at the other.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2018

At the Sirius Town Hall, the old “Mike and the Mad Dog” jingle plays, and fans in throwback Mets jerseys gather, and time has been telescoped.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2017

The windows had inside shutters of slatted wood which telescoped into a narrow space on either side.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith