shortchanges

verb

present tense third-person singular of shortchange
as in squeezes
to rob by the use of trickery or threats was shortchanged out of a promotion

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Recent Examples of shortchanges That shortchanges the complexity and emotion that drives the employment relationship. — Susan Lamotte, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 But if director Michael Greene’s sophomore feature shortchanges the musical performances that should be its main selling point for a pedestrian crime-drama arc, this nonetheless emerges a painless diversion, one likely to become a guilty-pleasure favorite for fans of the acts showcased. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026 Several speakers during the public comment portion of the meeting argued that a massive commercial real estate tax break that shortchanges the schools would be inconsistent with the will of Kansas City voters, who earlier this year approved a $474 million school bond with 85% of the vote. — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 23 Dec. 2025 Jordan and others believe the sport’s business model shortchanges the teams and drivers risking their lives. — Greg Cote december 7, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortchanges
  1. squeezes
  2. cheats
  3. plucks
  4. hustles
  5. stings
  6. beats
  7. victimizes
  8. does
Verb
  • That obviously makes Labor Day a particularly good excuse to mix a cocktail that squeezes a little more out of summer.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • After leaving Vancouver, the route follows the Fraser River through the fertile Fraser Valley and into the Coast Mountains, passing Hell’s Gate, where the river squeezes through a narrow canyon, before arriving in Kamloops for the night.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeezes
Verb
  • Any forward who cheats for defence, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has for much of his career, will play an elevated role on a Babcock team.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of cheats
Verb
  • His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • But the emotional gravity of this offering's deeply personal, melancholic lyrical content plucks an undeniably profound chord that uniquely separates it from the rest of his work.
    — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Definition of plucks
Verb
  • Jessica Gonzalez hustles behind her booth at the recent Renegade Craft Fair, frantically ringing up sales, answering questions and packaging her beeswax candles.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Despite concerns that chip stocks could be topping out as the industry hustles to boost supply, Wall Street thinks Micron still has plenty of room to run.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 June 2026
Definition of hustles
Verb
  • There is a feeling of humiliation that stings long after an event has passed.
    — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026
  • February 19 – March 20 Your words may show where being misunderstood still stings.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of stings
Verb
  • The pass finds the striker, who beats the defender and then has the team attacking the area.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But this whisky beats that lengthy age statement by three years.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of beats
Verb
  • Although South Africa’s devastatingly high crime rate victimizes all the country’s inhabitants, white South Africans are overall less likely than Black citizens to be crime’s victims.
    — Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of victimizes
Verb
  • So does Frédéric Fontang, who coaches Jiří Lehečka, and Michael Russell, who coaches Taylor Fritz, and Jamie Delgado, who coaches Grigor Dimitrov.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The best form of flattery is imitation, and Robert Pattinson does an incredible impression of Chris Hansen for A24’s new movie, Primetime.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of does

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“Shortchanges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortchanges. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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