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compresses

  • plural
    of compress.
    compress
    verb (used with object)
    to press together; force into less space.
  • present tense form
    of compress (3rd person singular).
    compress
    verb (used with object)
    to press together; force into less space.

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Far below Europa's bitterly cold exterior, a global ocean may remain liquid because Jupiter's immense gravitational pull repeatedly stretches and compresses the moon.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

High pressure causes colder air to sink in the atmosphere, where it compresses, warms up and dries out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

"Tessera compresses loads of that data and gives us really easy-to-use maps of the UK, where we can ask really specific questions about things we can see from space."

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

TurboQuant compresses the KV cache — the temporary memory storing mid-conversation computations.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026

Smelling salts were called for and cold compresses applied.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood