as in stenography
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Speed, decisiveness, intensity—these traits have become shorthand for executive effectiveness in today’s business culture.
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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
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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
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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 16 Oct. 2025.
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