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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
telescope .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
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Examples
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How Flashman came to be within earshot of Pulleine and have a view of Durnford, whose retreat had begun some miles away, one can only guess; no doubt he moved at his customary high speed, and it is likely that in his recollection of his panic-stricken confusion he has unwittingly "telescoped" events and time.
Watershed 2010
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Of course I have 'telescoped' my comments, necessarily leaving out a lot.
Rand Contra The Ayn Rand Institute—Coda James Killus 2008
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How Flashman came to be within earshot of Pulleine and have a view of Durnford, whose retreat had begun some miles away, one can only guess; no doubt he moved at his customary high speed, and it is likely that in his recollection of his panic-stricken confusion he has unwittingly "telescoped" events and time.
Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999
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As Whiting phrases it, he has "telescoped" the sonata form.
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“It’s called telescoped bowel,” explains the pediatrician.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories of Faith Jack Canfield 2008
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“It’s called telescoped bowel,” explains the pediatrician.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories of Faith Jack Canfield 2008
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The unwind guide corrects for incorrect placement of the roll of web on the unwind shaft, and roll defects such as telescoped wraps in the roll.
unknown title 2009
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It was Tony Blair in 1997 who unilaterally telescoped the two sessions into one 30-minute slot at noon on Wednesdays.
Why we should cherish prime minister's questions | Michael White 2011
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One of the constant problems with any Otello, especially in Verdi's necessarily telescoped opera version, is that it is hard for modern audiences to work up any sympathy for the jealous Moor when he seems such a witless dupe at the hands of the vicious Iago.
Fleming's Moving Desdemona Heats Up the Stage in Paris Judy Fayard 2011
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He felt the smooth glide of his wings as they telescoped down and in, with a whisper of velvet against skin.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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