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Synonyms & Antonyms for compress
Synonyms: Verb
capsule, capsulize, collapse, compact, condense, constrict, constringe, contract, narrow (down), squeeze, telescope
Antonyms: Verb
decompress, expand, open, outspread, outstretch
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Examples of compress in a Sentence
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compress the air in a closed chamber Her lips compressed into a frown. a material that compresses easily This type of file compresses easily.
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Then there’s the bread — Philadelphia rolls that are long, thin and not too soft, but just soft enough to compress well — flown in from the City of Brotherly Love itself. — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, "Pizza and Cheesesteaks name of game at new Tono’s in Maplewood," 27 Aug. 2019 To race up those mountains as a rider is to feel your lungs compress and your red blood cells leak oxygen and the lactic acid in your legs swell. — Michael Powell, New York Times, "Cycling Embraces Risk, Reward and the Super Tuck," 23 July 2019 In a phone interview with a local TV station, the 41-year-old senator had previously said that portions of the video were cut out or compressed and promised to issue a statement. — Bukola Adebayo And Stephanie Busari, CNN, "Nigerian senator pleads for forgiveness after getting caught on video slapping female shop assistant," 4 July 2019 At the core of a turbofan is a turbojet, which compresses and heats air to push it through turbines and out the back of the engine for thrust. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "How a cracked fan blade (probably) ended a decade of no US air travel fatalities," 18 Apr. 2018 But there's also areas where the ice is being compacted and compressed upon itself, and the bears are moving up through large rubble ice fields. — Author: Karin Brulliard, Anchorage Daily News, "How to strap a bodycam to a polar bear," 12 Feb. 2018 In one approach, known as inertial confinement fusion, or ICF, intense pulses of laser light are used to compress a tiny pellet of fuel in an attempt to reach temperatures and pressures comparable to the interiors of stars. — Mark Buchanan, Twin Cities, "Mark Buchanan: The great, maddening promise of fusion energy," 4 Aug. 2019 The next method was to use medical gauze to compress the animal's neck and slip him free, which the department does to remove rings stuck on people's fingers. — NBC News, "A raccoon got stuck in a storm grate. Ten firefighters in Newton, Massachusetts, worked to get it out.," 2 Aug. 2019 The multi-stage vaccine is intended to compress this immune education process into several months, Burton said. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Scripps Research-led group gets $129 million grant for HIV vaccine," 10 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
If the hives are mild, Dr. Schlessinger recommends simply treating them at home with a cool bath, over-the-counter allergy medication, or applying a cool compress to the site. — Jenn Sinrich, SELF, "12 Common Face 'Bumps' and How to Deal With Them," 31 May 2019 The cucumber juice and the cold temperature act as anti-inflammatory compresses while the caffeine in the teabag will decrease fluid and improve circulation under the eyes. — Vogue, "How to Get Rid of Under Eye Bags," 16 Aug. 2019 To really pamper yourself, try the Colorado Wild Rose Cure body treatment ($395), which includes a warm lavender compress, a rose oil and wildflower body scrub, a chamomile bath with flower petals, a full-body massage and a body wrap. — Sarah Kuta, The Know, "Serious self-care: A guide to Colorado’s must-visit spas," 30 July 2019 Her mother, Nazife—whose name is never heard in the course of the film—has an oozing and apparently sightless eye and a grave bleeding wound near it, on the side of her face, which is bound with a compress and a towel. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "“Honeyland,” Reviewed: A Gripping, Frustrating Documentary About a Beekeeper’s Fragile Isolation," 1 Aug. 2019 Greet them after the concert, wipe the blood from their ears and hand them a cold compress and a bottle of wine. — Scott Craven, azcentral, "3 words no parent wants to hear: 'Baby Shark Live!' And it's probably swimming to Phoenix," 14 June 2019 Sitz baths can be soothing for those with vulvodynia, per the Mayo Clinic, as can other at-home methods like cold compresses, but attempting to treat the condition at its core may involve measures such as local anesthetics and pelvic floor therapy. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "What the Hell Is a Sitz Bath? (And Why Would You Take One?)," 14 Mar. 2019 Both the Magnfica S and Incanto grind, compress, brew, and dispense espresso with the tap of a button. — Jeffrey Van Camp, WIRED, "Are Super Automatic Espresso Machines Worth It?," 21 July 2019 Bonus tips: Maxi-Pads can be used as a wound compress with duct tape to stop bleeding. — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, "California earthquake: How to make your own emergency kit before the Big One hits," 6 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'compress.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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compress
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