Thesaurus results for SHORTCHANGED

shortchanged

verb

past tense of shortchange

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats was shortchanged out of a promotion

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Recent Examples of shortchanged Dillane, superb in Harris Dickinson’s Urchin, has presence but is somewhat shortchanged by the script’s one-dimensional grasp of Willoughby, the dashing romantic hero revealed to be an opportunistic cad who breaks Marianne’s heart. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026 When Zayn lost the WWE title to Punk less than two weeks after winning it, there was a lot of chatter that he had been shortchanged and would never get a crack at the WWE title again. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 One side tends to feel shortchanged, and the other two have to decide whether to kick in more value to save the deal. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Still after the match controversy arose after some fans thought Haiti’s men soccer team, Les Grenadiers, were shortchanged. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026 Capital projects — which got shortchanged in last year’s budget — would also be restored closer to levels seen in the past. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 Counties say they’re being shortchanged in Newsom’s budget. — Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026 My one qualm with the otherwise fantastic character development on this show is that Susie is getting shortchanged around every corner. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 6 May 2026 Separateness was scrupulously honored and enforced, but equality was shortchanged with impunity. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026

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As Gabe yells that Morgan cheated and broke up the family, a grin starts to spread across Nick’s and Serena’s faces.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
The Dubas front office cheated for offence in a sense too, deciding to buck the trend by building from centre ice backwards and not drafting/developing top d-men.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheated

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Quickly, the house lights come up, and Lay and family are hustled backstage to get reacquainted.

— Joan Kron, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026
Her mother hustled her to hospital, only for the doctors to realize Accurso’s active imagination had left her in the same predicament as Madeline’s friends.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

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In Malabo, Bioko’s biggest city, a team of men and women equipped with insecticide sprayers squeezed between low-rise cement buildings on a recent morning, as heavy rain drummed on aluminum roofs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Elevated borrowing rates and refinancing challenges (registration required) have squeezed an already difficult landscape for development financing.

— Jill Jones, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeezed

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All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The loss to Ole Miss three weeks ago stung, but was not unexpected.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of stung

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During fall, a train window serves as the perfect perch for leaf-peeping in river valleys aglow in crimson and gold or passing through small towns that look like they’ve been plucked from a Hallmark movie.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026
As the party winded down, guests plucked final bites off silver platters and marveled at how tall Skarsgård truly is in person—his nearly six-foot-five frame barely fit under the bar’s low ceilings.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of plucked

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To Knight, he has been screwed out of those opportunities thanks to The Bloodline – Reigns’ faction of family members who have had his back through thick and thin.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Unavoidably the text has been chopped and channeled, with some swapping of parts, bits of narration screwed into dialogue and events described in a paragraph blown out into scenes.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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