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as in hard
having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure
a mattress with a compact foam core
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as in packed
having little space between items or parts
compact soil that should provide good support for the plant
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as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
compact prose without a single wasted word
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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
a five-nation compact to control drug traffic
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
the two made a compact never to artificially prolong the other's life in the event of incapacitating illness or injury
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as in to consolidate
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
the media giant decided to compact all of its far-flung operations onto a single site
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as in to compress
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
compact the snow into a tight ball for throwing
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Recent Examples of compact
Madeline Merinuk,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
And, as the temperature heats up, stay cool with this compact (and surprisingly affordable) neck fan.
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David Hickey,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
Randi Weingarten,
Time,
11 June 2026
But three years of talks on a new compact between the four upstream states—Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming —and the three downstream states of Arizona, California, and Nevada have yet to produce an agreement.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 June 2026
Daniels said there is evidence solar construction compacts soils and hampers drainage in ways that can cause long-term damage to farmland.
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Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
5 June 2026
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Adjective
Score a deal on the popular Ring doorbell camera and the versatile Apple iPad, or grab the compact Amazon Echo Show 5 to streamline your daily routines with Alexa.
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Madeline Merinuk,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
And, as the temperature heats up, stay cool with this compact (and surprisingly affordable) neck fan.
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David Hickey,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
Noun
If America cannot guarantee that modest compact, then the crisis is not just about affordability.
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Randi Weingarten,
Time,
11 June 2026
But three years of talks on a new compact between the four upstream states—Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming —and the three downstream states of Arizona, California, and Nevada have yet to produce an agreement.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
Verb
Choose a Direction Mowing in the same rows every session compacts the soil.
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David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 June 2026
Daniels said there is evidence solar construction compacts soils and hampers drainage in ways that can cause long-term damage to farmland.
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Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
5 June 2026
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Not long afterward, he was elected president on a platform deeply hostile to the West and its liberal ideology, and especially to the United States — threatening a hard fight in the event of war.
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That’s hard to imagine of a president who uses the office to promote and prosper from his own brand name.
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During the huge Round of 32 knockout showdown, packed crowds inside the legendary Estadio Azteca generated enough ground movement to trigger local seismic monitoring equipment.
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The road was so packed that his feet disappeared along the pavement, obstructed from view by those leading and those lagging behind.
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Donna Kelce, mother of Travis and Jason, gave a concise reaction to the wedding while speaking with Macy's at the company's Fourth of July event in New York.
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Then, when regular channels deny your claim, send a polite, concise email to the company’s executives.
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Each summit is meant to showcase the commitment to collective security — the all-for-one, one-for-all pledge enshrined in Article 5 of NATO’s treaty.
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The decision, which was widely anticipated, does not end the pact immediately, but rather kicks off a decade-long annual review process for the three countries to negotiate on the treaty until the USMCA officially expires in 2036.
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Historians are in broad agreement that this year’s celebration has garnered far less attention than the bicentennial, marked in 1976, which generated blanket media coverage and widespread national excitement.
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The Fort Lauderdale City Commission voted to approve the mutual separation agreement between Williams and the city at Thursday evening’s commission meeting.
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Once the nonprofit receives enough stories, Goldsmith plans to use artificial intelligence to consolidate their insight into actionable processes for growth that will be publicly shared.
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By consolidating voting control in the hands of the controller, the company guarantees that management is held accountable by a definitive, central authority.
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The consumer version compresses that same idea into a ring, watch or app.
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Investment grade spreads are trading near historical tights, and high yield spreads have compressed below 300 basis points — a level that, according to iShares analysis, has occurred only 5% of the time since January 2000.
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Goldin, who appeared in 11 Heat games as a rookie, was very solid on Friday, blocking a shot by Maliq Brown and then blocking a shot on an alley oop.
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Additionally, Thursday morning’s mission was the last to use the Atlas V’s most powerful configuration with five strap-on solid rocket boosters.
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“Compact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compact. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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