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as in shortened
to make less in extent or duration
had to abbreviate his vacation in France in order to travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Prize
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Recent Examples of abbreviated
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Take these three steps to move toward a more nimble and abbreviated procurement process:
• Change your procurement process—from product identification to evaluation to selection to purchasing.
—Mark Tauschek, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Amy Maxmen, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
For example, tomato listings might include notes about resistance to fusarium wilt (often abbreviated F), verticillium wilt (V), and tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The first is one The Acolyte already tackled, albeit in an abbreviated way: What if the Jedi weren’t always virtuous, what if people with Force abilities aren’t so easily slotted into good or evil, and what if this society’s enshrinement of them is a massive cover-up?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Take these three steps to move toward a more nimble and abbreviated procurement process:
• Change your procurement process—from product identification to evaluation to selection to purchasing.
—Mark Tauschek, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
The network, abbreviated as HAN, is the CDC’s main method of sharing urgent public health information with health officials, doctors, and, sometimes, the public.
—Amy Maxmen, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
For example, tomato listings might include notes about resistance to fusarium wilt (often abbreviated F), verticillium wilt (V), and tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbreviated
Adjective
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That's the abridged version of the tricky nature of prosecuting a murder case without a body.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2023
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On Friday, Burrows, R-Lubbock, made public his request to Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee for an abridged video from a school hallway camera to be released.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
11 July 2022
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Instead of being sent on a trip to Disney World, the householders are involved during the renovation process, which has been shortened from one week to four days.—
Maxwell Millington,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025
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At the same point in the 2020-21 season, which was also shortened by the pandemic, the Kings were 13-20.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The buddy comedy was up against a very condensed marketing and PR window and still managed to pull off a viral campaign featuring film stars Keke Palmer and SZA.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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Vietnamese Coffee Cake Muffins Vietnamese coffee, traditionally a strong coffee sweetened with condensed milk, is a delicious by itself.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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In Cuban music, mambo evolved to describe a musical style and dance that emerged in the 1940s, characterized by syncopated rhythms and energetic movements.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Rooted in syncopated beats and live performances, go-go has provided the soundtrack to countless DC block parties, political protests, and neighborhood gatherings.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Based on specs and my brief time with the phone, this is the biggest drawback.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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In 2013, Erdogan worked with the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on the brief peace process with the PKK.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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“Abbreviated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbreviated. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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