compacted
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It was always going to be difficult for the second period to match the high-octane tempo of the first, and instead the decisive moments, both mad and magnificent, were compacted into the final few minutes.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
On Thursday, mangled metal screeched as an excavator compacted the skeletons of former homes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
The researchers also found that synthetic condensates closely resemble compacted chromatin found in cells.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
These layers of ice holding dust, compacted for centuries, perhaps millennia, may be able to tell us about the atmosphere, temperatures and snowfalls deep into the past.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
His lower half was magically compacted into the wheelchair, his upper half dressed in a coat and tie.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
