Compressed
Compressed adjective - Pressed tightly together.
Killed and compressed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Killed" instead a verb "Compressed".
Killed
Compressed and killed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compressed" instead a verb "Killed".
Both words in one sentence
- Emilia doesn't get killed in the Verdi-Boïto opera Otello, mostly because its Compressed Adaptation of Shakespeare's text leaves no time for minor characters to have death scenes.
Source: Spared by the Adaptation - Because the manga adaptation for Kingdom Hearts II has the episodes of the Disney worlds included compressed into a single visit, Xaldin is killed before the Battle of the 1000 Heartless as opposed to not long afterwards.
Source: Death By Adaptation / Anime -
Compressed Adaptation: Some rather large cuts were made from the second third of the story, most notably Quentin's fear that Margo killed herself ( she didn't) and his studying the Walt Whitman poem, the latter's importance in the film version being reduced to just the line about doorjambs.
Source: Literature / Paper Towns
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