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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as in crisp
having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure
short pastry
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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
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2026
For a coordinated look, there’s also a matching short-sleeve or long-sleeve shirt—each available for under $50.
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Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
However, the agency fell short in answering phones, the report said.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The first, in which a dangling panel from an Acela train shorted third-rail power into the signaling system, shut down rail travel into and out of Penn for more than a day.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, who won an Oscar for his 2016 documentary short, The White Helmets, this series was created in partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation.
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Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
With Yerry De los Santos on the mound in the fourth, Hao-Yu Lee popped a fly ball to short right field.
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James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2026
For a coordinated look, there’s also a matching short-sleeve or long-sleeve shirt—each available for under $50.
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Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Adverb
The city’s 2020 Woodlawn Housing Preservation Ordinance, designed to shield longtime residents from exactly this kind of displacement, fell short in practice; some programs went largely unimplemented.
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Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
However, the agency fell short in answering phones, the report said.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Verb
In the nineties, George Soros became famous for shorting the British pound.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The first, in which a dangling panel from an Acela train shorted third-rail power into the signaling system, shut down rail travel into and out of Penn for more than a day.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Noun
His work fighting to accelerate research into finding a cure is set to be featured in an upcoming documentary short, Ring Every Bell.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, who won an Oscar for his 2016 documentary short, The White Helmets, this series was created in partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation.
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Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short
Adjective
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Yet at the individual and family level, there was little.
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For example, when the question comes up if a certain weird little alien on a space bus who sounds unmistakably like Seth Rogen is actually Rogen.
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Things settled down quickly after that, though the brief dustup ended with Contreras, Boston interim manager Chad Tracy, Boston outfielder Nate Eaton and Mikolas being ejected.
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The ordinance marks a brief respite in the monthslong scramble to adapt to the broad changes brought by SB 79.
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An honest review would tell you the coordination was a little lacking in this particular bit of maritime cosplay.
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While sports governing bodies such as FIFA and the International Olympic Committee have come to recognize that press freedom is an essential part of their commitments to uphold human rights, results are vastly lacking.
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Off a throw-in in the Ecuador half, Germany made a few crisp passes into the middle of the field, until the ball ended up at Leroy Sané’s feet just inside the box.
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These wireless headphones deliver crisp, clear audio but feature a lightweight design that is comfortable enough to wear all day.
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At the scene, police found Creech with blunt force injuries, WBNS reported.
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The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that her cause of death was blunt force trauma.
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Last week, the president abruptly canceled a housing bill signing ceremony, blocking the legislation from immediately becoming law.
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Once a promising middle-of-the-order threat with the Cubs, Morel's offensive regression intensified in Miami, ending the experiment abruptly.
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As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
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Breweries may not have the budget or staff to create art and with rising costs squeezing small businesses, many breweries started to feature obvious generative AI art prominently as a way to talk about events or create content.
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The company is selling highly customizable electric vehicles that come with few standard features, but plenty of optional add-ons.
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Stars from Rowling's Harry Potter feature films have also criticized her stances, including Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe.
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“Short.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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