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 brittle
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
Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Keep reading to shop more blazers, tank tops, shorts, and ballet flats inspired by Christie Brinkley.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Large floods tend to be infrequent, and people tend to have short (a few decades to perhaps a century) records of streamflow.
—Ellen Wohl
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Bob Hellman, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Without high-quality data, disciplined processes and strong reporting structures, the benefits of your technology solutions will fall short.
—Helen Mason, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Greg McKenna, Fortune, 24 June 2025
From an investing standpoint, Bank of America recommends shorting the U.S. dollar until the Federal Reserve starts lowering interest rates but holding a long position on 5-year Treasurys until the budget talks in Washington yield an extension of the 2017 tax cuts.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 May 2025
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Adjective
And even though this item is created in collaboration with New York stylist and clean-girl aesthetic lover Coco Schiffer, this campy V-neck blouse really adds some personality, cheer, and silhouette to either its matching co-ord shorts or a pair of jeans.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Keep reading to shop more blazers, tank tops, shorts, and ballet flats inspired by Christie Brinkley.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Adverb
While almost 42% will opt for shorter drives of under 250 miles, less than 20% intend to travel beyond 500 miles.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Large floods tend to be infrequent, and people tend to have short (a few decades to perhaps a century) records of streamflow.
—Ellen Wohl
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
If large portions of a community remain offline, the return on investment will fall short.
—Bob Hellman, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Without high-quality data, disciplined processes and strong reporting structures, the benefits of your technology solutions will fall short.
—Helen Mason, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
According to Bank of America’s monthly fund manager survey, shorting the U.S. dollar has become one of the world’s most popular trades—but over 60% of respondents still said the greenback is overvalued.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 24 June 2025
From an investing standpoint, Bank of America recommends shorting the U.S. dollar until the Federal Reserve starts lowering interest rates but holding a long position on 5-year Treasurys until the budget talks in Washington yield an extension of the 2017 tax cuts.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 May 2025
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In an environment like that of Gaza today, where most people live in tents or shelters with very little clean water, and with much of the sewage system destroyed, illness is rife and people with weakened immunity are at even greater risk, all the aid agencies said.—
Dawoud Abu Alkas,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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After winning seven grand slam singles titles, spending 11 weeks as the world No. 1 and forming part of arguably the most dominant tennis dynasty in history – there is very little left for Venus Williams to achieve in the sport.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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Millions of years ago, the environment there was still dominated by a dry season, but it was interrupted by a brief wet season.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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This rare shadow transit is visible during a few brief windows every 15 years, when Saturn's rings are aligned edge-on with Earth.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Over time, a brittle, yellow crust forms.3 Lyme disease: Deer tick bites can spread this bacterial infection.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
21 Aug. 2025
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Why Automation Falls Short In Finance Most enterprise finance teams still run on a precarious stack of legacy spreadsheets, brittle robotic process automation (RPA) scripts and semi-integrated systems.—
Carlos Vega,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Some policymakers have advocated for blunt price caps as a quick solution to escalating drug prices.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Gone are the Davos power sheaths and blunt business bob from her time as White House senior adviser.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Instead, Lugo abruptly has gone from a 2.95 ERA before the extension to giving up 15 runs in 12.2 innings for a 10.66 ERA in his three starts since the trade deadline.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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Maria’s studies were abruptly cut short in 2018, when a new out-of-state tuition policy took effect, tripling the cost per credit and putting college out of reach.—
Nicol Leon,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To squeeze all this into exactly 100 days between Wrexham staging a promotion party after last season had ended and Tuesday’s cup tie against Hull is impressive.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ewers was impressive finding A.J. Henning on one throw and squeezed a pass into a tight window to running back Ollie Gordon II.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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In a investigation, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found a conveyor belt at the Jeep facility lacked adequate safety features.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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The new species was identified by its scale pattern, skeleton, jaws, body proportions and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Going directly from cooking inside the house and only trying my own food to trying small restaurants and traveling within a week’s span was a blessing.—
Kenneth J. Williams Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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On a sunny morning in late June, his exercise regimen began with small steps: His right foot keeping pace with the treadmill, his left foot stationary, off to the side.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Short.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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