telescoped

Example Sentences

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As a workaround, Erika Vetter plays a younger version of the marquise, enacting a telescoped version of her life.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

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

She pulled a tool from her backpack, an arm-length pole that telescoped out almost to Tall/s height.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld