as in shortens
to make less in extent or duration
the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs
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That design choice lowers costs and shortens deployment time.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Not only do the chinstraps and Adelies have more competition for food from gentoos because of the warming and changes in plankton and krill, but the changes have brought more commercial fishing that comes earlier and that further shortens the supply for the penguins, Suttle said.—
Seth Borenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Postal Service™ curtails delivery only after careful consideration, and only as a last resort.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Jan. 2026
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The connection of these celestial entities brightens our drive, but curtails our intuition.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Abridges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridges. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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