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as in shortened
to make less in extent or duration
the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs
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Recent Examples of abridged
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
27 July 2022
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.
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Dallas News,
11 July 2022
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
When our rights were being abridged?
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
19 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
It’s not the color-blind casting, abridged plot, or anachronisms that upset people.
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Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
27 July 2022
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,
11 July 2022
Verb
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
When our rights were being abridged?
—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abridged
Adjective
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In an abbreviated roadshow, SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 and told investors to take it or leave it.
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In recent years, shorts have been getting smaller, shorter, more abbreviated.
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Nakase has shortened her rotation in the last few weeks, and has shifted to playing more small-ball with players like Kayla Thornton and Janelle Salaün playing more center.
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After dealing with injuries that shortened his strong 2025 campaign, Giants starter Tyler Mahle is starting an MLB game for the first time since late May after straining his left hamstring.
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The gallery presents a condensed history of blue-and-white ceramics globally in dishes, starting in the Middle East with a 9th century Iraqi piece.
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The center describes its three-week immersion as a way to develop, in a condensed window, the practices and behaviors that might otherwise take years to build through outpatient therapy alone.
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“Abridged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridged. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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