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
The good news is that acknowledging this tradeoff doesn’t have to mean shortchanging the most disadvantaged students.
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Matthew Yglesias, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
Crucially, the deal would replace 1990s-era legislation that shortchanged pensions in its early years while ramping up costs in later years.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Most shortchanged by the script Wen, whose character’s trauma and relationship with her son is set up as a vital part of the narrative, just for her to get confined to the margins of the narrative and for her conflict to resolve with little fanfare.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
Michael Martin, a nonresident fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the military could slow the delivery of supplies, deny visas to relief workers or direct more aid to areas nominally under its control, shortchanging areas under opposition control.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Yglesias, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
Crucially, the deal would replace 1990s-era legislation that shortchanged pensions in its early years while ramping up costs in later years.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Most shortchanged by the script Wen, whose character’s trauma and relationship with her son is set up as a vital part of the narrative, just for her to get confined to the margins of the narrative and for her conflict to resolve with little fanfare.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
Michael Martin, a nonresident fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the military could slow the delivery of supplies, deny visas to relief workers or direct more aid to areas nominally under its control, shortchanging areas under opposition control.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortchange
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Unlike the previous Final Destination Bloodlines films, however, death not only comes for the specific individuals who cheated death, but for generations of relatives in the survivors’ bloodlines.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Call to police started over cheating feud According to the criminal complaints: The woman began fighting the day before the shooting because of Jones' infidelity.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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Kalvin Phillips squeezes a pass through the gap and into Omari Hutchinson, taking three Forest players out of the game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Marlene alleged her son grabbed and started to squeeze her throat.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Historically, Sioux warriors would lure an eagle with rabbit or other food, pluck a few feathers and release it, said Thunder Hawk, who grew up in South Dakota.—
Giovanna Dell'orto,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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Gunn takes the vast canon of Superman lore — from various iterations of the comics to TV shows like Smallville to the Donner films — and treats it like a grab bag, plucking elements from many sources.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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Grobstein, then working for WLS-AM, hustled back to the press box.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The veteran major-leaguer — who has spent the majority of his career as a catcher — showed athleticism in the first inning, hustling to get an out at first base after starting pitcher Kris Bubic took a comebacker off his shin.—
Maddie Hartley
July 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 July 2025
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The bees became aggressive and stung the man multiple times.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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Those walking through Aurillac, a quaint French community, were stung over a 30-minute period, with three people in critical condition evacuated to a hospital.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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Netflix won’t be unhappy, however, beating its 107 nominations from last year to put it in second place, thanks to big mornings for Adolescence, which got 13, 11 noms for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and 10 for Black Mirror.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase beat Wall Street’s expectations for the second quarter on Tuesday, reporting earnings of $5.24 a share and $45.68 billion in revenue during the period.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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Wear comfortable shoes, as much of your exploring will probably be done on foot.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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In complex or regulated environments, speed matters, but so does cross-functional orchestration that accounts for the nuances of the situation.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Thompson will need to prove the most in this area to stick, as well.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The new websites offer a variety of information that appears to stick closely to generally accepted definitions and science around geoengineering and the government’s ongoing research on contrails.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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“Shortchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortchange. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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