abbreviating

present participle of abbreviate

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Recent Examples of abbreviating Edo also followed Prince William and Kate Middleton's lead with the sweet sign off for his latest social post by abbreviating the children's first names with their initials to send an online message. Janine Henni, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbreviating
shortening
Verb
  • Or consider shortening your get-ready time in the morning with our preferred hot air brush and the sheer concealer that brightens under-eyes.
    Madison Yauger, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The company’s ethos is centered on significantly shortening the drug discovery and development process, ultimately creating medicines to treat the most significant killers, starting with aggressive cancers like breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Abbreviating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbreviating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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