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Recent Examples of compressible
The muscles are made of a compressible skeleton and air or fluid medium encased in a flexible skin, and are powered by pressure difference.
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2017
Products with higher fill power are often more lightweight and compressible while providing the same insulation as heavier products with lower fill power, which is ideal for activities in which weight and space are considerations.
—Will Porter, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
The limits announced by Beijing on Tuesday also include exports of super-hard materials, such as diamonds and other synthetic materials that are not compressible and extremely dense.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
As a rule, a fleece isn’t as compressible as, for example, a down jacket.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2017
Products with higher fill power are often more lightweight and compressible while providing the same insulation as heavier products with lower fill power, which is ideal for activities in which weight and space are considerations.
—Will Porter, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024
The limits announced by Beijing on Tuesday also include exports of super-hard materials, such as diamonds and other synthetic materials that are not compressible and extremely dense.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
As a rule, a fleece isn’t as compressible as, for example, a down jacket.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compressible
Adjective
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This new iteration has a stretchy, ultra-comfortable boxer liner, an elastic waistband, and side pockets.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The shorts have an elastic waistband that ties at the waist with a drawstring, and the button-down top offers breathable coverage.—
Danielle Calma,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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It’s been a while since someone figured out a way to make the electric guitar sound not only interesting but expansive, dangerous, infinite, pliable.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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At an indie level, merengue also proved pliable, merging with metal and industrial riffs in psychedelic epics from Gallo Lester and Mediopicky, and providing a sinewy canvas for the poetic soul-searching of Rita Indiana and Xiomara Fortuna.—
Richard Villegas,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Enhance Relationships: Build A Resilient Ecosystem No leader is resilient alone.—
Maureen Metcalf,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Sasha and Malia Obama have grown to be responsible, resilient, independent adults, and it’s become incredibly clear that Michelle Obama was up to the task of motherhood under a microscope—and many other initiatives in service of children.—
Celeste Little,
Parents,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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But, Gillis said, Dozier taught the boys to be more violent at a time when their brains were malleable.—
The Marshall Project,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Powell's term as Fed chairman runs out in ten months, giving Trump an opportunity to install a more malleable leader of the central bank.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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This entails the focus on more flexible work arrangements and challenges the more deeply rooted traditional relationships between employees and employers.—
Bankim Chandra,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Compared to most other garden crops, carrots are relatively flexible about their lighting needs and grow in either full or part sun locations.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Now, if the board is made up of more boors than just the one, this may not be a workable solution.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
16 July 2025
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The clearest sign: Duplass Brothers Productions struggled to find a workable deal for its latest project, The Long Long Night.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Japan hasn’t been as pliant as Trump seemed to expect.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Letz is a physically and emotionally pliant but also a verbose actor of great versatility, able to play a standard Second City dad and Chicag’ow type, but also a neurotic (lots of call for that in this show) and a dweeb and, well, whatever gets thrown his way.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Replenishing those reserves is key to maintaining glowing, supple skin—a sort of personal fountain of youth so to speak.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
11 July 2025
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The belt is crafted from two layers of durable yet supple bison leather.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Compressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compressible. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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