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compacting

  • present participle
    of compact.
    compact
    adjective
    joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid.

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“We need to stop the overdraft of compacting aquifers,” Knight and Lees wrote, suggesting that efforts be strategically “targeted to the deeper parts of the aquifer system.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024

He has defended himself by saying his focus was on "social compacting", or building consensus.

From BBC ● May 31, 2024

And because the ice is stable, the thick annual layers can accumulate for centuries, compacting into ice.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 18, 2024

However, there are also many disadvantages of compacting your lifestyle into a space not much bigger than a motel room.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

After picking for two long hours, Roberto helped Mama make more room in her sack by lifting it upright and shaking it several times up and down, compacting the cotton to the bottom.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez