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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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These terms are abbreviations for probability: a 10-year flood is a volume of flow that occurs on average once every 10 years, based on the records of flow for that stream.
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Ellen Wohl
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Algorithms now insert punctuation, expand cryptic abbreviations, and hyperlink obscure citations to their sources.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
The word started out as an abbreviation, or more precisely, an initialism - where initial letters are pronounced separately (as opposed to an acronym, where the initial letters are pronounced as a word).
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 July 2025
While free to access, not all supporting documents are available online, and some searches may require multiple attempts due to abbreviations and misspellings.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025
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Ellen Wohl
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Algorithms now insert punctuation, expand cryptic abbreviations, and hyperlink obscure citations to their sources.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
The word started out as an abbreviation, or more precisely, an initialism - where initial letters are pronounced separately (as opposed to an acronym, where the initial letters are pronounced as a word).
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 July 2025
While free to access, not all supporting documents are available online, and some searches may require multiple attempts due to abbreviations and misspellings.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbreviation
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The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in the Miami Herald newsroom.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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For example, Scale has helped organizations develop AI systems to process insurance claims and to give doctors a summary of patients’ medical histories ahead of visits.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Desert lizards evolved scales that channel condensation directly to their mouths.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sisters flit in and out of the house while others gab about the new semester, sipping on iced coffees that are quickly gathering condensation.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Abbreviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbreviation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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