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or abridgement
as in overview
a shortened version of a written work
this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition
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Recent Examples of abridgment
At the start, Henry labored alone, and Frank applied himself to another joint project, an abridgment of the O.E.D.
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Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The firm sued, calling the order a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech and Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process - a requirement for the government to use a fair legal process.
—Mike Scarcella and David Thomas, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The court later ruled that Congress’ efforts to impose similar limits with respect to noncitizens being detained at Guantanamo Bay under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 were an unconstitutional abridgment of habeas corpus rights.
—Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Nationalism has been a liberating force, but it has also been exploited to justify the abridgment of rights.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
One of the common frustrations of watching movies adapted from books is the inevitable abridgment of the source material.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
Nation/World As school gets underway and coronavirus cases rise, masks are returning to some American classrooms - and reviving the country’s fraught political debate over whether face coverings are common sense or an abridgment of freedom.
—Hannah Natanson, Fenit Nirappil, Maegan Vazquez, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The firm sued, calling the order a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech and Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process - a requirement for the government to use a fair legal process.
—Mike Scarcella and David Thomas, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The court later ruled that Congress’ efforts to impose similar limits with respect to noncitizens being detained at Guantanamo Bay under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 were an unconstitutional abridgment of habeas corpus rights.
—Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Nationalism has been a liberating force, but it has also been exploited to justify the abridgment of rights.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
One of the common frustrations of watching movies adapted from books is the inevitable abridgment of the source material.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
Nation/World As school gets underway and coronavirus cases rise, masks are returning to some American classrooms - and reviving the country’s fraught political debate over whether face coverings are common sense or an abridgment of freedom.
—Hannah Natanson, Fenit Nirappil, Maegan Vazquez, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abridgment
Noun
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Below you’ll find a brief overview of our favorites.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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At the workshop, the board also looked at a broad overview of a potential general obligation bond as there is so much involved in the process, SDUHSD Superintendent Anne Staffieri said.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the center of the room, swathed in shadow, is the faint spectral outline of a small boy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Hanging below the vast cosmic heart is a knot of dust and gas known informally as the Fishhead Nebula, thanks to its vaguely oval outline and a dark dust filament that gives it the appearance of an aquatic creature.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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One of the only reports, an abstract from researchers at the University of Miami and Vanderbilt University that was published in 2010 and presented at an international meeting for autism research, looked at autism among the Amish from Indiana and Ohio.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Its own abstract says there isn’t enough information to link lower fluoride exposure with children’s IQ.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Oct. 2025
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Packages with bacon were stored below the condenser unit inside the walk-in freezer, resulting in condensation ice buildup on top.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The production used two internal fans in the helmets to keep condensation down and various internal screens inside the helmet shell to display data.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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The first two abbreviations are easy enough to understand.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Joshua Jahn wrote using an abbreviation for armor-piercing, according to the FBI.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Abridgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridgment. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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