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to make less in extent or duration
we decided to shorten the distance we had to walk home by cutting across the neighbor's lawn if Grandma has to go shopping today, you'll need to shorten your visit
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Recent Examples of shortened
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
Many area businesses shortened their hours and donated portions of their sales to organizations in Minnesota, the center of an ICE surge.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The office has also shortened the amount of time in which an absence will be considered a major violation to three hours.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
To boost its headcount, ICE last year eased age restrictions for new hires and shortened training by several weeks.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Favorable conditions, however, have already shortened the timeline.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
According to the World Health Organization and Cambridge University, people with bipolar disorder have a life expectancy that is shortened by ten to fifteen years on average, and a 2x-3x higher all-cause mortality rate than the general population.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
According to the World Health Organization and Cambridge University, people with bipolar disorder have a life expectancy that is shortened by ten to fifteen years on average, and a 2x–3x higher all-cause mortality rate than the general population.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
Due to the violation, CIF San Diego placed all levels of the Torrey Pines lacrosse program on probation for two school years, delayed the start of the 2026 season’s practices and shortened the upcoming season by two games.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
Gass said Levi’s has already shortened its end-to-end lead time by a few months and is now focused on creating different tracks of products.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
Many area businesses shortened their hours and donated portions of their sales to organizations in Minnesota, the center of an ICE surge.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The office has also shortened the amount of time in which an absence will be considered a major violation to three hours.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
To boost its headcount, ICE last year eased age restrictions for new hires and shortened training by several weeks.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Favorable conditions, however, have already shortened the timeline.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
According to the World Health Organization and Cambridge University, people with bipolar disorder have a life expectancy that is shortened by ten to fifteen years on average, and a 2x-3x higher all-cause mortality rate than the general population.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
According to the World Health Organization and Cambridge University, people with bipolar disorder have a life expectancy that is shortened by ten to fifteen years on average, and a 2x–3x higher all-cause mortality rate than the general population.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
Due to the violation, CIF San Diego placed all levels of the Torrey Pines lacrosse program on probation for two school years, delayed the start of the 2026 season’s practices and shortened the upcoming season by two games.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortened
Adjective
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Ohtani threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings in an abbreviated start.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Key Takeaways Small caps lead weekly gains, Russell 2000 jumps 3.5% Jobs report shows strength, but private sector lags behind Markets calm despite tariff uncertainty and Elon Musk drama Despite the abbreviated trading week, stocks posted decent gains.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Thwarted and truncated directorial careers are among the depressing glories of the art of movies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
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While closures are a reoccurring feature of life in Big Sur — routinely forcing begrudging drivers to detour inland on Highway 101 or even the 5 Freeway — this was the longest stretch of time in recent history that travel along Highway 1 had remained truncated in some way.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Disney reduced its outlay by selling regional sports networks and other assets, but the deal left the company with significant debt just before COVID-19 hit.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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By designing the computing architecture differently, the company reduced that down to 17 in its first-generation R1 vehicles and then to seven in the second generation.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That's the abridged version of the tricky nature of prosecuting a murder case without a body.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2023
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For theater owners, even the abridged period of theatrical exclusivity is considered a win.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2022
Verb
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The Development Corporation of Abilene (DCOA) predicted in a 2025 document that the data center’s tax revenues—even while heavily curtailed by those tax breaks—would bring in over $22 million each year for the next 20 years.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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The elimination of women's studies comes as other universities have curtailed or ended such programs in recent years, including The University of Iowa, Wichita State University in Kansas and the University of California, Santa Cruz.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The compromise was such a condensed offseason this year.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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The condensed schedule the Panthers face the rest of the way due to the Olympic break in February works in Tarasov’s favor to get more playing time.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Those without physical addresses on their Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspection reports have been trimmed from the list.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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He's really trimmed the fat from a lot of his game.—
Scott Fowler The Charlotte Observer,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Shortened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortened. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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