Contracting
Contracting noun - The act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing.
Using and contracting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Using" instead a noun "Contracting".
Using
Using noun - An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).
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Synonyms for Using
Contracting and using are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contracting" instead a noun "Using".
Nearby Word: use
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- Also from Ravenloft, Ivan Dragonov has continued to hunt monsters after contracting lycanthropy himself, using his bestial form as a weapon of last resort.
Source: Hunter of His Own Kind -
Ghost rock from Deadlands was bad enough, what with miners and scientists using it contracting "rock fever" and spontaneously combusting, and the mineral itself highly explosive.
Source: Toxic Phlebotinum
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