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a shortened version of a written work
a recording of musical abbreviations that introduces the listener to the great composers
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Recent Examples of abbreviation
Their kids would help them with how to make texts look legitimate down to the punctuation, the abbreviations and the correct emojis.
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Amy Amatangelo,
Parents,
1 June 2026
Do not send pictures, videos, emojis, group messages, slang, abbreviations or web links.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Toni is an abbreviation of her baptismal name, Anthony.
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Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
The writing includes numerical codes and abbreviations that reference Nazism, as well as messages about past mass shootings.
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Brynn Gingras,
CNN Money,
19 May 2026
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Amy Amatangelo,
Parents,
1 June 2026
Do not send pictures, videos, emojis, group messages, slang, abbreviations or web links.
—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Toni is an abbreviation of her baptismal name, Anthony.
—
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
The writing includes numerical codes and abbreviations that reference Nazism, as well as messages about past mass shootings.
—
Brynn Gingras,
CNN Money,
19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbreviation
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Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
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The three liberal justices dissented as to the Equal Protection Clause, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor read a summary of her dissent from the bench.
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And the notoriously unbreathable material, combined with the stuffy weather, created unsettling clouds of pedal condensation on the shoes’ uppers.
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This new book is basically a condensation and a dumbing down of those ideas.
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“Abbreviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbreviation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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