compressed
Example Sentences
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The gases are rapidly cooled before being compressed and sent to the final stage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
In the compressed world of a 988 call, in which both counselor and caller are strangers with little information to go on besides the words they exchange, the potential for miscommunication is high.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Reilly added that while price action in the sector is undoubtedly negative, it should be viewed through the lens of higher Treasury bond yields, which have compressed valuations even as earnings expectations have improved.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
The stock’s six-session slide comes as earnings expectations have climbed dramatically, which is why Micron’s price-to-earnings ratio has become so compressed.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
She did not know how long she walked — time seemed to be compressed, as it was when she had walked to Rook Hill.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
