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Recent Examples of short shrift
Despite a steep learning curve and a bruising workload at Dior, Anderson did not give his signature house short shrift, unveiling a new strategy hinged on heritage, craft and his other personal passions.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
However, legal commentators have given short shrift to the chance of Trump making anywhere near that sum.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Republicans are right, however, that the rural North State already gets short shrift in a delegation dominated by urban interests.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Yet the urge to treat this incredible look at how legacies of pain reverberate through generations as just a showcase for the star’s formidable discipline and talent should be pushed aside, because that would be giving the movie itself short shrift.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
However, legal commentators have given short shrift to the chance of Trump making anywhere near that sum.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
Republicans are right, however, that the rural North State already gets short shrift in a delegation dominated by urban interests.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Yet the urge to treat this incredible look at how legacies of pain reverberate through generations as just a showcase for the star’s formidable discipline and talent should be pushed aside, because that would be giving the movie itself short shrift.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short shrift
Noun
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The Herald spoke with four of the center’s previous directors who highlighted a systemic lack of funding, restrictive oversight and general neglect of the center’s maintenance.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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During the time the children were in ChildNet's foster care program, there were no complaints or allegations of abuse or neglect regarding their foster placement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To this one can readily add ICE agents’ violations of constitutional restrictions on the use of force, breaches of their own use-of-force policies when confronting protesters, and the unconstitutional disregard of Fourth Amendment warrant restrictions.—
Paul Rosenzweig,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Outraged over such disregard for safety, even those who had held uneasy friendships with King cut him off.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Short shrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20shrift. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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