shorthand

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Recent Examples of shorthand Speed, decisiveness, intensity—these traits have become shorthand for executive effectiveness in today’s business culture. Rahul Bhandari, Harvard Business Review, 8 Oct. 2025 Larry Grimaldi, Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs & Original Movies at Fox Entertainment Studios, bemoaned the reliance on ‘the face in the box’ – streamer shorthand for casting actors whose thumbnails encourage consumers to click through and view. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025 Too often, age becomes shorthand for assumptions about energy level, health, or lifestyle. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Oct. 2025 Back to Starbucks is shorthand for returning the business to its community coffee house beginnings, with more inviting stores and a less complex menu. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shorthand
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Noun
  • The first year focuses on learning stenography theory.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 16 Oct. 2025.

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