compend

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Noun
  • Inspired in part by Gillian Anderson’s compendium of women’s erotic fantasies, Want, as well as Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden, Superbloom is, in theory, a manifestation of Ware’s deepest desires.
    Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Thumbing through a compendium of old drawings, my first real clue to the canal’s origins was marked on a rare map from 1711.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board candidates who are suing the Shelby County Election Commission over term abridgment had a win in court recently.
    Brooke Muckerman, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 8 Jan. 2026
  • At the start, Henry labored alone, and Frank applied himself to another joint project, an abridgment of the O.E.D.
    Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
    Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Structure information summary Most structures in this region are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Also, units of Ukraine’s Security Service struck the Gorky oil pumping station in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region east of Moscow, said a senior official from the agency, which goes by the abbreviation SBU.
    Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Rounding out the cast are Jillian Leff and Jared Sprowls as R and G (abbreviations of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern), who comment on the action and debate whether or not change is possible for Ophelia.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The attack on the independence of Stars and Stripes is a powerful recapitulation of earlier moments in American military history, moments which make clear the blind alley down which Hegseth is charging his brigades at full speed.
    Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Nestled between an introduction section and an ending, Zhang found a familiar pattern: exposition, development and recapitulation.
    Stella Mayerhoff, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • In exchange for the curtailment of some freedoms, the people submit to an authority, thereby gaining protection and security.
    George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The disruption reflects a broader curtailment of Holy Week traditions.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Always dry thoroughly, heat on the stovetop until completely dry, and apply a thin layer of oil or shortening.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • This movement engages the quad concentrically, which means the muscles contract while shortening, Mann said.
    Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Set the scene The faint outline of distant mountains shapes a far-off horizon, where the spluttering of racing 4x4s belongs to another world.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Herd is currently laying out the outline of the flag on the ground.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Compend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compend. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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