- plural of contraction.
contractions
Example Sentences
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Peristalsis refers to the coordinated muscle contractions that move food and waste through the digestive system.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
She warned that oil-exporting countries in the Gulf had been badly hit by the war, and face "steep downward revisions to growth this year, with five out of eight countries seeing outright contractions."
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
In the immediate vicinity of the conflict, the bank expects to see economic contractions in Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar of 8.9%, 6.4% and 5.7% respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
May Kyut Mon, 29, screams as her contractions increase.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
She was completely disheveled, covered with dust, bleary-eyed, and doubled over from the pain of the contractions with which Alba was pushing her way out.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
