as in shortens
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 abbreviates
That’s a tactic city financers used on several other bond projects as well, said Molly Scarbrough, a deputy program manager for the Denver GO Bond Program, which abbreviates general obligation bond.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbreviates
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The landmark Harvard Six Cities Study, which tracked the health of thousands of Americans from the 1970s through the 1990s, proved unambiguously that air pollution shortens lives.—
Michelle A. Williams,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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Volkswagen says the shift to a software-centric development process shortens overall vehicle development cycles by up to 30%.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Abbreviates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbreviates. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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