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compressing

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But any biographer of the novel faces a problem more fundamental than compressing between two covers a vast and unwieldy subject.

But he also sees this zig-zag price movement compressing, and soon to break.

Several tribes subject the head of the new-born to a systematic mis-shapement by compressing it.

The tests are made by using a cubic inch of the metal and compressing it, and by trying to draw apart a square inch of metal.

Without an instant's hesitation, only compressing his lips firmly together, the Chicagoan presses the red-hot iron upon his arm.

Direct the assistant to cease compressing the root of the ear, and slowly inject the inoculum.

Masten nodded toward him and shook his head slowly from side to side, compressing his lips as he did so.

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On this page you'll find 40 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to compressing, such as: burden, squeeze, strain, strength, stress, and tension.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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