compressed
adjective
com·pressed
kəm-ˈprest 
also ˈkäm-ˌprest
1
: pressed together : reduced in size or volume (as by pressure)
2
: flattened as though subjected to compression:
a
: flattened laterally
petioles compressed
b
: narrow from side to side and deep in a dorsoventral direction
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They are typically deployed with paintball-style guns powered by compressed air.
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Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Although the cans may seem to be filled with compressed air, most of them are composed of a variety of chemicals and gases, including difluoroethane, per Psychology Today.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 9 June 2025
But the compressed timeline between research breakthroughs and enterprise deployment has never been this short.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The United States cannot guarantee success in sensitive international negotiations in advance, least of all when a court imposes an absurdly compressed, mandatory deadline that vastly complicates the give-and-take of foreign-relations negotiations.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Although the cans may seem to be filled with compressed air, most of them are composed of a variety of chemicals and gases, including difluoroethane, per Psychology Today.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 9 June 2025
But the compressed timeline between research breakthroughs and enterprise deployment has never been this short.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The United States cannot guarantee success in sensitive international negotiations in advance, least of all when a court imposes an absurdly compressed, mandatory deadline that vastly complicates the give-and-take of foreign-relations negotiations.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Compressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compressed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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