as in abridgement
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as in reducing
to make less in extent or duration
we decided to shorten the distance we had to walk home by cutting across the neighbor's lawn if Grandma has to go shopping today, you'll need to shorten your visit
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Recent Examples of shortening
Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
Using a Blending Fork, pastry blender or two knives, cut the lard or shortening/butter into the flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Gigs takes over that process, as well as customer service and tax calculation automation, Frank says, shortening the setup process to weeks and cutting costs.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Fischer pointed out that the country has other, very real public-health issues that need attention: preparing for the next pandemic, addressing gun violence, reversing the shortening of the average American lifespan.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
Using a Blending Fork, pastry blender or two knives, cut the lard or shortening/butter into the flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4.
—Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
Jupiter is just a week past its annual opposition, which sees it at its brightest and best for 13 months as Earth gets in between it and the sun, shortening the distance.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Gigs takes over that process, as well as customer service and tax calculation automation, Frank says, shortening the setup process to weeks and cutting costs.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortening
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Companies and Customers are Leading As global markets prioritize clean technologies, major corporations are staying the course on their goals for reducing carbon pollution and propelling innovation.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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State governments, as well as drug manufacturers, provide financial help to the uninsured, often reducing the cost of PrEP medicines to zero.—
James K. Glassman,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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Paddy is an abbreviation of Pádraig, the Irish spelling of Patrick.—
Deepti Hajela,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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Mercosur is the Spanish abbreviation for the Southern Common Market, a regional trade bloc made up of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, Ontario’s electricity grid frequently produces surplus power; export markets are essential to avoid costly waste or curtailment.—
Ali Hoss,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Musk has already moved forward with major cuts, including sweeping workforce reductions, the curtailment of government operations and purges of entire agencies.—
Nathan Meyers,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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The legislature’s actions curtailing the Ethics Commission have led Chaffee to rethink how her group wrote the initial ballot initiative.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2025
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The National Institutes of Health agrees that curtailing these foods would be beneficial.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2025
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The year was more complex in the Southeast Asian markets, where the contraction in sales at distributors affected overall performance.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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The decline was sharper than predicted by a Reuters poll of analysts, reversing January’s modest 0.5% increase and marking the first contraction since January 2024.—
John Liu,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The couple can be seen having a blast as Hart took the clippers and started trimming Wilkerson's beard in various ways, eventually splitting it into three long strands.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Joan Hart is showing off her impressive beard-trimming skills!—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Balls with compression of 90 and higher are suitable for advanced players.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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In addition to being both lightweight and quick drying, the material also provides gentle compression for an overall smooth appearance.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
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Nationalism has been a liberating force, but it has also been exploited to justify the abridgment of rights.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Thanks to CDs, and especially streaming, abridgments are now comparatively rare.—
Katherine A. Powers,
Washington Post,
22 June 2024
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“Shortening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortening. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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