abridging

verb

present participle of abridge
as in shortening
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 abridging Advertisement The Fifteenth Amendment had prohibited denying or abridging voting rights based on race, color, or conditions of previous servitude. — Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abridging
  1. shortening
  2. curtailing
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  • Her ever-shortening list of agents associated with Wildflower leads her to attempt to team up again with Laila, who Conteh says was dropped from active duty about six months ago and has been AWOL ever since.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Leaves are falling, days are shortening, and there’s a chill in the air.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortening
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  • Her campaign focused on curtailing immigration, confronting China and cutting wasteful government spending.
    — Maham Javaid, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In October alone, Houthi missile strikes on Saudi airports have killed at least 21 people and wounded hundreds, forcing authorities to shut down operations in the country’s main international airport in Riyadh and curtailing travel in others.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of curtailing

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“Abridging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridging. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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