SHORTHAND Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

shorthand

noun

Definition of shorthand

as in stenography

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Recent Examples of shorthand Her trademark long hair and wide sunglasses are shorthand for the ’70s women’s-liberation movement. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 The tester isn’t just improvising mayhem; a safety standard details the tests a product must pass, and a UL mark is shorthand for surviving. — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 CosRx’s Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, built on 96% snail secretion filtrate, is now a shorthand product for the entire category. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Suez became a shorthand for the demise of the European empires and the passage from a multipolar world to the bipolar Cold War–era system. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shorthand

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Beginning in the late 19th century, the office also produced a new gender division of labor, as more of the repetitive work—typing, filing, stenography—fell to a secretarial class of women with limited prospects for advancement.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Anyone could learn to use the machine in two weeks or less, compared to months or years to master stenography.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026

Definition of stenography

Noun

Traditionally, court reporters have used 22-key steno machines to rapidly take down every word said by lawyers, judges and anyone else who speaks on the record during an official proceeding.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Angie worked in the Justice Building under Attorney General Robert Kennedy and did steno and typing.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025

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