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The medications, which include drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, have become shorthand for rapid, visible body change.
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Sara Radin, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
Spice levels are negotiated with shorthand, on a scale from one to five.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Enter OnlyFans, the untraditional content-subscription platform that was not made for amateur pornography but has become its safe haven and a shorthand for it, where a range of subversive designers have flocked in hopes of finding other ways of securing some extra cash.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
The music from the scene has become shorthand among viewers for signaling that something bad is about to happen.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
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Sara Radin, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026
Spice levels are negotiated with shorthand, on a scale from one to five.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Enter OnlyFans, the untraditional content-subscription platform that was not made for amateur pornography but has become its safe haven and a shorthand for it, where a range of subversive designers have flocked in hopes of finding other ways of securing some extra cash.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026
The music from the scene has become shorthand among viewers for signaling that something bad is about to happen.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorthand
Noun
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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
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The first year focuses on learning stenography theory.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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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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This novel following three women getting into the Manhattan steno pool has the career girl front and center.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Shorthand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorthand. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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