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
But Bauer and others contended the hospital is being shortchanged on parking spaces.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
Some housing activists also question whether using scarce public dollars to pay for mixed-income housing will yet again shortchange those who most need governmental assistance – namely, the poor.
—Susanne Schindler, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
Democrats argue that millions of Americans — from children to seniors, and in red and blue states — will be shortchanged by a Trump approach that nonpartisan and think tank studies suggest will provide the greatest benefits to corporations and wealthy individuals.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 July 2025
Trump and his far-right acolytes are pushing to shortchange those efforts in part to award tax breaks that largely would benefit the ultra-wealthy.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
Some housing activists also question whether using scarce public dollars to pay for mixed-income housing will yet again shortchange those who most need governmental assistance – namely, the poor.
—Susanne Schindler, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
Democrats argue that millions of Americans — from children to seniors, and in red and blue states — will be shortchanged by a Trump approach that nonpartisan and think tank studies suggest will provide the greatest benefits to corporations and wealthy individuals.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 July 2025
Trump and his far-right acolytes are pushing to shortchange those efforts in part to award tax breaks that largely would benefit the ultra-wealthy.
—Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortchange
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This year has already seen examples of AI systems willing to deceive, cheat and steal to achieve their goals.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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And rebuilding trust – as anyone knows who has lied or cheated – is far harder than protecting it.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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To squeeze all this into exactly 100 days between Wrexham staging a promotion party after last season had ended and Tuesday’s cup tie against Hull is impressive.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ewers was impressive finding A.J. Henning on one throw and squeezed a pass into a tight window to running back Ollie Gordon II.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Pieces from Stock are often plucked by stylists for celebrity editorials for Vanity Fair, Esquire and GQ.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Unlike many popular artists, she was never classically trained or in any other bands, nor was she plucked from obscurity to perform assembly-line creations.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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This was where Leclerc’s innate ability to hustle a car through a qualifying lap and extract every last ounce of pace made all the difference.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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She’s been hustling on brand deals as well, some that have, like the American Eagle campaign, landed with some controversy.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
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As for the number of people stung, the beach patrol doesn’t have numbers.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
30 July 2025
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The other hallmark symptoms include swelling—especially around the lips, eyelids or extremities—and a burning or stinging sensation in affected areas.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
23 July 2025
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The set disappeared in a flash, against an opponent who had beaten her in straight sets in their previous meeting in Washington, D.C.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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But with the growth, skill, and beat selection on he and Fortes’ project, the trajectory should only be going up.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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In 2024-2025 the lodge stayed open for the winter, doing events like winemaker dinners.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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The vast majority of the 15,000-plus who packed Pine Knob were happy to stick it out for the sentimental, sing-along ride.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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And since this show isn’t called Gareth: Resurrection, Dexter overtakes him and sticks the broken glass into the man’s neck.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Shortchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortchange. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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