1
as in little
having relatively little height
a lot of boys are shorter than the girls in middle school, but they quickly catch up by high school
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2
as in brief
not lasting for a considerable time
fortunately for those of us in the hot sun, the graduation speech was short and to the point
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as in lacking
not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need
regrettably, the art supplies are short this year, so you'll have to share
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4
as in crisp
having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure
short pastry
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5
as in blunt
being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner
I didn't mean to be so short with you by responding to your request with a snippy "I'm busy!"
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as in abruptly
with great suddenness
the bicyclist ahead of me unexpectedly pulled up short and I unavoidably plowed into him
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years
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as in feature
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Recent Examples of short
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
Shops and dining downtown are a short drive.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 26 Jan. 2026
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Selling it on a miss in the wind segment is short-sighted, especially since the challenges there have been well known.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Keith Laing, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Burry is taking his angst even further and betting against AI , recently shorting such leading stocks as Nvidia and Palantir Technologies .
—Yun Li, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Sundresses, shorts, and short sleeves are ideal for scorching days, but might make a low temperature indoors a bit more uncomfortable.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The show will now be about 90 minutes, including intermission, shorter than the traditional revues.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
Shops and dining downtown are a short drive.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
To be sure, the amount of money SDSU has agreed to pay former female athletes represents just a fraction of what the plaintiffs had determined female athletes had been short-changed over the years.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Selling it on a miss in the wind segment is short-sighted, especially since the challenges there have been well known.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
Tesla recalled certain 2024-2025 Model 3, Model S, 2023-2025 Model X, and Model Y vehicles because the cars had computer circuit boards that may short, resulting in the loss of the rearview camera image, according to documents released online by NHTSA.
—Keith Laing, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Burry is taking his angst even further and betting against AI , recently shorting such leading stocks as Nvidia and Palantir Technologies .
—Yun Li, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Noun
What began as a 14-minute documentary short for The New Yorker Studios landed top honors from The New Yorker film critic Justin Chang and his two fellow jurors at this year’s indie fest.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Sundresses, shorts, and short sleeves are ideal for scorching days, but might make a low temperature indoors a bit more uncomfortable.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short
Adjective
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The bill would allow immigrants like him, who have been in the United States for more than 5 years, to apply for legal status, but the bill has made little progress since it was first introduced.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Some parents might interact too much, or too little, and the play pocket might not encourage independent play as expected.—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Holly didn't have access to the safe except for brief times when it was opened by his father, according to the lawyer.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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These small action figures, which can be physically folded and clicked into place, offer a brief break from the constant screen tapping many kids do at mealtimes.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Vučević is also a good defensive rebounder, an area in which the Celtics are greatly lacking.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, that correspondence is wholly lacking.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The V-neck, polo-style collar, crisp white buttons, and rust-orange hue give it a refined yet approachable feel.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Women in crisp, white blouses and stylish glasses sip on their complimentary check-in margaritas while their husbands in loafers, jeans, and blue blazers wheel their bags into the library to catch a peek at the 3,700-volume collection.—
Diana Oates,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Instead of her signature long blonde hair and full set of blunt bangs, Swift rocked a dark brunette lob with messy waves and swooping curtain bangs parted in the middle.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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The gloves are off, the language is blunter, and the patience for euphemism is gone.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Following this event, the dinosaur fossil record in the area goes abruptly quiet—or so researchers thought.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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She was abruptly fired the following week.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Pull upward, squeezing the lat muscle in your upper back at the top.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
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Pour salt onto the stain, then squeeze lemon juice over top.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Objects that were invisible to Hubble are easily revealed to JWST; objects that appear blurry to Hubble appear sharp with JWST views; objects that appeared featureless to Hubble have many clear features visible within them as seen by JWST.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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Johnstone is also the writer/director of 2014’s Housebound, a New Zealand haunted house comedy and his feature directorial debut.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Short.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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