compact
Example Sentences
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The Portuguese likes a compact team, able to exploit the opposition.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
They can require compact and contiguous districts under state law, reduce unnecessary splitting of counties and neighborhoods, strengthen protections for local communities, and establish independent or bipartisan redistricting commissions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
A Geely dealership features the all-electric EX2, a sleek compact that starts at only around $20,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Using their funding, the team assembled a compact experimental setup centered on a resonant cavity made from highly conductive materials.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
As befitted the central player in the Constitutional Convention, Madison emphasized the various legal obligations imposed by the compact of 1787.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing compact
com-, con-
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"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov
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