as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
was shortchanged out of a promotion
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Recent Examples of shortchange
There is simply no justification for continuing to shortchange the very towns and cities that deliver services to our families every day.
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Jennifer Mahr, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
Rejuvenation is known for their hardware, and the brand certainly doesn’t want to shortchange you in the bath department either.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
Spoelstra didn’t want to shortchange the Hornets winning their first NBA postseason home game since 2016.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
The Hall of Fame, in fact, did nothing to combat its history of shortchanging female performers.
—Dan Kelly
april 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Mahr, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
Rejuvenation is known for their hardware, and the brand certainly doesn’t want to shortchange you in the bath department either.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
Spoelstra didn’t want to shortchange the Hornets winning their first NBA postseason home game since 2016.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
The Hall of Fame, in fact, did nothing to combat its history of shortchanging female performers.
—Dan Kelly
april 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortchange
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With no one coming to save him, Santi learned to save himself — cheating cards, running schemes, talking his way into and out of everything.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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People are robbed, assaulted and cheated.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Attendees seemed keen to squeeze as much networking as possible out of the gala, often chatting with their associates and neighbors during speakers’ remarks.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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Fuel supplies squeezed Russian emergency services acknowledged Saturday that a fire had broken out at the oil depot in Krasnodar.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Whatever is plucked from the vegetable patch that day appears on the menu, accompanied by dangerously tasty sourdough, fermented using the appley waste from the cider production.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Decisive to their survival was the no-name midfielder Sabatini plucked out of Brazil.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Raised in a Hollywood household, with a TV writer dad and hitmaking songwriter sister, Todd skipped college, hustled on TikTok, signed to Columbia and toured with Omar Apollo.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Clarkson now is showing his value hustling for 50-50 balls while no longer being a liability on defense — a trait that’s followed him throughout his career.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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And why they were stung by the events of the last few weeks.—
Thomas Nagorski,
Time,
3 June 2026
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That doesn't mean the verbal attacks haven't stung.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The score was still 3-1 after 20 minutes, but Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb beat Bussi with a shot from the circles that crossed the goal line a fraction of a second after the clock hit zero.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The Carolina Hurricanes have evened up the Stanley Cup Final once more thanks to Jordan Staal’s two-goal night in Las Vegas to beat the Golden Knights in Game 4, 5-3.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Ionic liquids are essentially salts that stay in liquid form even in the vacuum of space, which very few materials can do.—
Omar Kardoudi
June 05,
New Atlas,
5 June 2026
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The necessary tools — screw guns, saws, hammers — aren’t easy to come by in San Quentin, California’s oldest prison; the lockup has a long history of violence, gang wars, executions and murder.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Food-grade plastic containers that have screw caps, such as 2-liter soda bottles, are best.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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“Shortchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortchange. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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