- plural of contraction.
contractions
Example Sentences
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It sends water to our muscles, which helps to maintain cell volume and support muscle contractions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
However, even though Broadcom and Oracle have also seen their earnings estimates rise, those increases haven’t been enough to offset their sharper multiple contractions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
Words and phrases that will earn you a mark: genuinely, load-bearing, smoking gun, X is the new Y, and any “crazy hyphenated contractions that no one would normally use,” says Mehta, 33.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Lorna, who is married to Chelsea's brother Steven, said her contractions then came on quickly.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Today’s contractions generally include a verb, along with a subject or the word “not.”
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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