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to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
the vessel constricted, thereby reducing the flow of blood
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to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
constricted the opening with a clamp
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Recent Examples of constricted
Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Despite a committed turn, Jack’s perspective is even more constricted than Anna’s.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
It’s made with four-way stretch fabric that’ll form to your body without leaving you constricted.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Seehorn could feel her lane in Hollywood become increasingly constricted.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Without them, revenue constricted, theaters closed and staff were laid off.
—Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Plus, the faux leather material has some give, so your foot won’t feel constricted.
—Shea Simmons, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
But the binary choice between a single state and two separate ones is false, unnecessarily constricted.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Low oil prices stem from a glut of oil alongside relatively slow global economic growth, which has constricted demand for fossil fuels.
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Las Vegas has compressed a short stretch of the Strip into a luxury gauntlet that’ll wreck your step count and your credit limit in the same afternoon.—
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Right now, with silver at elevated levels, premiums have compressed somewhat as a percentage of total price compared to when silver was trading at $20 or $30 per ounce.—
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This conversation has been edited and condensed.—
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This interview has been edited and condensed.—
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The collapse of social and search traffic has shrunk its audiences, particularly at Business Insider, which has long relied on clicks.—
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The move blew a roughly billion-dollar hole in the organization's budget, and the fund to pay for shipments shrank.—
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The Panthers squeezed a few end-of-career seasons out of guys such as Dino Ciccarelli and Igor Larionov.—
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Steamer or Iron When squeezed into a small suitcase, clothes have a tendency to wrinkle.—
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Loveland caught eight passes for 137 yards for the Bears, who had closed the regular season with tight losses to San Francisco and Detroit.—
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As temperatures drop and humidity plummets, the skin’s natural moisture levels decline faster, fine lines look more pronounced, and that tight, uncomfortable feeling can become a near-daily occurrence.—
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One of the great things about this class is that nobody’s path has been entirely linear.—
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Traditional television, meanwhile, is forecast to decline by a cumulative $8 billion as linear advertising and pay-TV subscriptions continue to erode.—
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The suggestion that someone was secretly paying Duran was hilarious to anyone with a cursory familiarity with the attenuated state of the journalism industry.—
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While single mothers and non-traditional families abound in Tsushima’s earlier work, in Wildcat Dome family structures are more attenuated.—
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The elongated blending stick works great in deep pots and tall containers.—
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At the front of its elongated hood, the face of the Vision Iconic wears a plus-sized grille that pays homage to the large grilles in the company’s history.—
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“Constricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constricted. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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