as in cheating
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
was shortchanged out of a promotion
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Recent Examples of shortchanging
Ohio lawmakers approved an $875 million payment package Wednesday after the Ohio Supreme Court found the state used the wrong formula to calculate certain Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes, shortchanging providers by hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
Despite all of this, the market is still trying to figure out what Millrose is worth, and at around 9 times AFFO, Wall Street still might be shortchanging the REIT.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
The Hall of Fame, in fact, did nothing to combat its history of shortchanging female performers.
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Dan Kelly
april 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
Something that reflects how Dan Fogelman’s show is no longer behaving like a straightforward postapocalypse story and how this season’s narrative slips and slides through the timeline, increasingly shortchanging the series creator’s innate preference for sincerity.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office has fined two swanky Beacon Hill restaurants more than $420,000 for shortchanging waiters of a 3% service fee the Boston establishments were charging customers.
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Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
The county had long been credited by some for its fiscal acumen, while at the same time criticized by others for shortchanging residents on important services.
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Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
Some rounded prices down to avoid shortchanging shoppers.
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Preston Fore,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
Greenblatt’s myth of a Romantic Marlowe almost singlehandedly pushing England into the Renaissance betrays the principles of New Historicism by shortchanging the roles of so many other key players.
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Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
Despite all of this, the market is still trying to figure out what Millrose is worth, and at around 9 times AFFO, Wall Street still might be shortchanging the REIT.
—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
The Hall of Fame, in fact, did nothing to combat its history of shortchanging female performers.
—
Dan Kelly
april 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
Something that reflects how Dan Fogelman’s show is no longer behaving like a straightforward postapocalypse story and how this season’s narrative slips and slides through the timeline, increasingly shortchanging the series creator’s innate preference for sincerity.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office has fined two swanky Beacon Hill restaurants more than $420,000 for shortchanging waiters of a 3% service fee the Boston establishments were charging customers.
—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
The county had long been credited by some for its fiscal acumen, while at the same time criticized by others for shortchanging residents on important services.
—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
Some rounded prices down to avoid shortchanging shoppers.
—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
Greenblatt’s myth of a Romantic Marlowe almost singlehandedly pushing England into the Renaissance betrays the principles of New Historicism by shortchanging the roles of so many other key players.
—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortchanging
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Either way, Angela’s slip is definitely showing in terms of behind-the-scenes messiness (seriously, enough is enough with the cheating stories!
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Everybody says Democrats are cheating!
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While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, experts say other health costs, such as prescription drugs, medical tests and hospital bills, are also squeezing consumers.
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Labor, rent, insurance, utilities, equipment and packaging are all squeezing already-thin margins.
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Letting go of the idea that success requires hustling at all costs — and replacing it with goals that feel attainable — can help founders shift toward a more sustainable approach, one where progress doesn't come at the cost of their well-being.
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Sweeney’s character, Cassie Howard, ends the final episode still hustling, despite the violent death of her husband Nate (Jacob Elordi), the passing of her high school friend Rue (Zendaya), and the dismantling of her OnlyFans account.
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As with the studio version, the track began with Lifeson plucking out a delicate intro on a nylon-string guitar before blasting into monster electric riffs.
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Vogue’s beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden became a devotee after plucking it from the beauty closet and using it religiously.
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America’s favorite sport is not football, or soccer, but screwing over sports fans, which is why FIFA should hold its World Cup in the United States permanently.
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At least Mercedes is reverting back to screwing things together rather than gluing things in a back-to-basics manufacturing push.
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No other airline has plans to compete with the carrier, sticking instead to traditional one-stop gateways, like Dubai, Los Angeles, or Singapore.
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Those who cannot twerk usually fall back on sticking their tongues down each other’s throats, because this is Love Island, after all.
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Former Kansas guard Kevin McCullar wore goggles in the New York Knicks locker room to protect his eyes from stinging during a champagne-spraying celebration after NY’s 94-90 NBA title-clinching victory over San Antonio on June 13 in Texas.
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Pets who have an encounter with stinging caterpillars will need a vet visit ASAP.
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And while the titular ambulance chaser naturally holds court for six seasons (beating Breaking Bad by one), equally excellent turns by Jonathan Banks and Rhea Seehorn ensure this multi-award-winning series works as both the perfect prequel and a bingeable standalone drama.
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White won by a 2-point margin, beating Shaikh by just under 400 votes.
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“Shortchanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortchanging. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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