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
According to the Tribe’s attorneys, bank officials shortchanged the trust by picking safe investment strategies, shunning stocks in favor of less volatile but less lucrative money market accounts that didn’t always keep pace with inflation.
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, said Perez, this can shortchange children: They’re being looked after rather than educated.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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School shutdowns shortchanged America’s children.
—Debra J. Saunders, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
Two years later, the father approached Schaefer when he was again shortchanged on a paycheck, investigators said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, said Perez, this can shortchange children: They’re being looked after rather than educated.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Related Articles California’s cities and schools face big budget gaps, few options
Los Angeles spends billions on homelessness with little accountability
Grappling with DOGE: Why cutting waste and fixing entitlements are both essential
School shutdowns shortchanged America’s children.
—Debra J. Saunders, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
Two years later, the father approached Schaefer when he was again shortchanged on a paycheck, investigators said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortchange
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Trouble is, the elder Broadway managed to cheat St. Christopher out of his share of the plunder.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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Iran's response: cheating and hiding its nuclear weapons program; sprinting toward a bomb; and trying to assassinate senior American officials, including President Trump.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Despite remaining hugely cash-generative at the operating level, outgoings on player transfers, loan interest and the £50million investment at the Carrington training ground have squeezed their ability to spend quite so readily as in the past.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Team-building is not about squeezing sufficient value out of every single contract or assembling a roster of yes men.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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Born and raised in a tiny town northeast of Toronto, she was plucked out of a concert crowd by two modeling scouts.—
John McDermott,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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Several productive players already were plucked from portal during SDSU’s coaching search, so Vance will need to act quickly to improve the roster.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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So the Marian commit hustled home on junior left fielder Nevaeh Rangel’s flyout in the ninth inning, trying to break a scoreless tie.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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What comes through is the steely resolve that all top producers have – and need – to hustle film and TV projects into production, but also a desire to be completely connected to the creative.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
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What to know: Free to enter; no lifeguards or facilities and the salty water can sting cuts or irritate sensitive skin.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2025
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According to the Entomology department at North Carolina State, Asian needle ants try to avoid contact with humans, but will sting when pressured.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2025
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This, in turn, provoked police to wade into the crowd, beating people with nightsticks.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Gordon mentions beating the Bears’ rivals as one of his key team goals for the 2025 season.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Be sure to do the top mechanism of the blinds as well.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
16 June 2025
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Adults in our group had a harder time finding things to do besides eat, drink and hang by the crowded pools.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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Jeannot didn’t stick in Tampa and has never come close to matching that one wild season, in part because his opportunity, both with the Lightning and the Kings, plummeted.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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And while other candidates have brought up the allegations and hit at Cuomo's record, no one attack seems to be sticking, and polling shows that Cuomo remains the front-runner.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
4 June 2025
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“Shortchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortchange. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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