as in compression
the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing
most substances undergo contraction when cooled
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Recent Examples of contraction
Doctors gave her Pitocin, a medication used to provoke contractions, and a Foley balloon, which is a catheter-like device that gets the cervix to dilate.
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 20 May 2025
In the delivery room, Hailey’s doctors inserted a Jada device, a vacuum apparatus that provokes uterine contractions.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 20 May 2025
The median stock saw some gross margin contraction in April, despite the strong market rally.
—Lisa Kailai Han,alex Harring, CNBC, 18 May 2025
North American carriers saw a 0.1 percent year-on-year drop in demand for air travel in March, marking a second consecutive month of year-on-year contraction.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 20 May 2025
In the delivery room, Hailey’s doctors inserted a Jada device, a vacuum apparatus that provokes uterine contractions.
—Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 20 May 2025
The median stock saw some gross margin contraction in April, despite the strong market rally.
—Lisa Kailai Han,alex Harring, CNBC, 18 May 2025
North American carriers saw a 0.1 percent year-on-year drop in demand for air travel in March, marking a second consecutive month of year-on-year contraction.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contraction
Noun
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Hyperice: $899 Picture the recovery power of compression boots, but on the go.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
4 June 2025
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This foot massager combines shiatsu-style kneading and air compression to better your circulation.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Plastic can trap condensation and moisture underneath and damage your goods.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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But within months, the light fixtures in his new house filled with water from condensation, and gaps formed where the walls met the ceiling in his bedroom.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
29 May 2025
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This level of short interest could lead to a short squeeze, compelling short sellers to repurchase shares to cover their positions.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Among those feeling the biggest squeeze are student loan borrowers who have been mired in confusion since the pandemic and amid two presidential administrations’ opposing desires for those outstanding balances.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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The tariffs had arrived like a slow leak — not a headline crisis, but a steady constriction that made every deal just a little worse for a dealership already on edge.—
Eli Saslow,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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The plain and active meaning of the word cannot be diluted by its constriction, as the government would have it, to a narrow term of art.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Contraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraction. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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