CONDENSATION Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

condensation

noun

ˌkän-ˌden-ˈsā-shən

Definition of condensation

as in summary

a shortened version of a written work a condensation of the opinion issued by the state's supreme court

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as in condensing

the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing a staff employed in the condensation of magazine articles

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Recent Examples of condensation The vapors that had risen from warm bodies in the pews would have carried syllables mixed with candle-soot, distilled as condensation on the chapel windows. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 This prevents cloudy tea, condensation, and unwanted flavors and odors. — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026 Boiling, evaporation, condensation, and capillary return are all handled in the chamber, continuously moving heat away from the chip without moving parts. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 The finale of the Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week at Wrigley Field was suspended during the first set of the second match because of condensation on the outdoor court. — Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for condensation

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Noun

At the age of 36, Fazio instead provides a summary of his experiences.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
The remaining men were handed lighter punishments, the summaries show.

— Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of summary

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The second, Stillpoint, aims to release and restore calm with a deep oil-free massage, along with rocking compressions, assisted stretches, and Kansa wand techniques.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
For larger workloads, batch processing can handle multiple files for tasks such as conversion, merging, compression, OCR, printing, encryption, and adding or removing watermarks.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of compression

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All of which is beating around the bush on the way to say that the set was pretty unassailable for an abridgement of what is about to come on tour.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
The court found that the current cap violated the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of freedom of speech.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Definition of abridgment

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The second is a partial abbreviation in the answer, which is TP-ED — as in, toilet-papered a house.

— Sam Corbin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
For spacing purposes, Steele has removed the following words – left, at, by, went, had, in, the, to, for, and, then and got – and has crafted his own abbreviations.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of abbreviation

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Monthly payroll contraction in industries with a higher share of women workers like government also diluted overall gains for women in the month, Stahle said.

— Alex Harring,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
That plunge in work amid the larger Hollywood contraction has challenged industry unions as well.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of contraction

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The statement, which named neither Hur nor anyone else, accepted that every film attracts harsh reviews along with praise, and asked who could draw an exact line between fair and excessive criticism.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
This story is based on 15 interviews and a review of hundreds of pages of legal documents, as well as Fox's own broadcasts.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of review

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There’s little evidence that Ampere Analysis’ maxim, coined a couple of years ago – a contracting sector chasing a 75% of peak TV business – has not changed.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Patuxent River is the contracting activity.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

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