as in stenography
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Recent Examples of shorthand
Arms have become shorthand for discipline, control, and a woman's capacity to fight back.
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Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Her image is now shorthand for beauty, decadence, rebellion, and misogyny.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
By venture capital shorthand, some of these firms might still be considered Series A or B.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The South of France has long been shorthand for bucolic romance.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
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Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Her image is now shorthand for beauty, decadence, rebellion, and misogyny.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
By venture capital shorthand, some of these firms might still be considered Series A or B.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The South of France has long been shorthand for bucolic romance.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorthand
Noun
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The first year focuses on learning stenography theory.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Over 25 months, the cost of professional services/fees for the Carolina Blue matter topped $500,000, according to documents obtained by The Athletic. Invoices in the Carolina Blue matter listed an additional $120,000 for court reporting, which is generally a reference to stenography services.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The steno keyboard is specially designed to press multiple keys at once to capture entire syllables or words in a single stroke.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Live captioning is an entirely different animal, and those workers use steno machines, like those used in courtrooms, to create hyperfast captions.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 June 2023
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“Shorthand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorthand. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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