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or abridgement
as in overview
a shortened version of a written work
this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition
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Recent Examples of abridgment
At the start, Henry labored alone, and Frank applied himself to another joint project, an abridgment of the O.E.D.
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Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The firm sued, calling the order a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech and Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process - a requirement for the government to use a fair legal process.
—Mike Scarcella and David Thomas, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The court later ruled that Congress’ efforts to impose similar limits with respect to noncitizens being detained at Guantanamo Bay under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 were an unconstitutional abridgment of habeas corpus rights.
—Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Nationalism has been a liberating force, but it has also been exploited to justify the abridgment of rights.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
One of the common frustrations of watching movies adapted from books is the inevitable abridgment of the source material.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
Nation/World As school gets underway and coronavirus cases rise, masks are returning to some American classrooms - and reviving the country’s fraught political debate over whether face coverings are common sense or an abridgment of freedom.
—Hannah Natanson, Fenit Nirappil, Maegan Vazquez, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The firm sued, calling the order a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech and Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process - a requirement for the government to use a fair legal process.
—Mike Scarcella and David Thomas, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The court later ruled that Congress’ efforts to impose similar limits with respect to noncitizens being detained at Guantanamo Bay under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 were an unconstitutional abridgment of habeas corpus rights.
—Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Nationalism has been a liberating force, but it has also been exploited to justify the abridgment of rights.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
One of the common frustrations of watching movies adapted from books is the inevitable abridgment of the source material.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
Nation/World As school gets underway and coronavirus cases rise, masks are returning to some American classrooms - and reviving the country’s fraught political debate over whether face coverings are common sense or an abridgment of freedom.
—Hannah Natanson, Fenit Nirappil, Maegan Vazquez, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abridgment
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All in all, Pantzer's keen eye and relationships netted him 38 of the artist's watercolors, 3,000 engravings and seven life portraits, according to Newfields' collection overview.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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The collection’s overview notes provide insight into the decades-old taxidermy display and its nearly 40-year span, considered a prominent era of big game hunting.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Also bear in mind that while these benchmark results above outline one optimal implementation of the X2 family, that won’t be the only guise that these chips show up in, by far.—
Wendy Sheehan Donnell,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Though the electronic posters come in different colors, all of them feature the outline of Swift’s Eras Tour stage — which just so happens to closely resemble a key.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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Consistent messaging, for press releases, webinar abstracts, email campaigns and analyst briefings, makes life so much easier when building category leadership and brand credibility.—
Guy Murrel,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The fine jewelry collection debuts with two distinct expressions: one figural, the other abstract.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Desert lizards evolved scales that channel condensation directly to their mouths.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sisters flit in and out of the house while others gab about the new semester, sipping on iced coffees that are quickly gathering condensation.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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The first two abbreviations are easy enough to understand.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Joshua Jahn wrote using an abbreviation for armor-piercing, according to the FBI.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Abridgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridgment. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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