contraction
noun
an act or instance of contracting or the quality or state of being contracted.
contractions
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pluralof contraction.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It sends water to our muscles, which helps to maintain cell volume and support muscle contractions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
However, even though Broadcom and Oracle have also seen their earnings estimates rise, those increases haven’t been enough to offset their sharper multiple contractions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
Words and phrases that will earn you a mark: genuinely, load-bearing, smoking gun, X is the new Y, and any “crazy hyphenated contractions that no one would normally use,” says Mehta, 33.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Lorna, who is married to Chelsea's brother Steven, said her contractions then came on quickly.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Her mission, as her contractions grow stronger, is to tell Vincent what Theo must know in case she dies.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
