in shorthand

idiom

: using symbols or abbreviations for sounds, words, or phrases
notes written in shorthand

Examples of in shorthand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Material handling data also falls in the mixed-to-weak data category following the September 30 release of the MHI Business Activity Index by Prestige Economics — known in shorthand as the MHI BAI. Jason Schenker, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 And, over and over again, executives told me that the European Union’s climate disclosure rule—known in shorthand as CSRD—would act as a game changer. Justin Worland, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024 New designs called small modular reactors, or SMR in shorthand, promise to speed deployment of new plants as demand for clean electricity is rising from artificial intelligence, manufacturing and electric vehicles. Spencer Kimball,gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2024 Three seasons — and more than half a decade — into working together, the two can communicate in shorthand. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024 The city—known in shorthand as CDMX, for Ciudad de México—has a long tradition of welcoming Americans fleeing political, social or artistic repression. Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2023 Medical students across the United States now learn this in shorthand: understand, appreciate, reason, express a choice. Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 9 May 2023 This is where the quick bit format has its downside: Hornby has to work in shorthand to get his points across, and this shorthand is broad and coarse. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2022 The violence itself is mostly offscreen, conveyed in shorthand visuals and distressing sounds. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2023

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“In shorthand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20shorthand. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.

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