compact
Example Sentences
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Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci identified it as a polar low, a compact storm that develops when cold polar air moves over warmer water.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
Ford says the truck’s interior will be roomier than a compact crossover SUV’s.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
They can require compact and contiguous districts under state law, reduce unnecessary splitting of counties and neighborhoods, strengthen protections for local communities, and establish independent or bipartisan redistricting commissions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
But he was strong and compact in the win at Wolves.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
She opened the compact and handed it to her husband.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing compact
com-, con-
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"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
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