as in stenography
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Recent Examples of shorthand
The term was shorthand for spending too much time online and letting your brain turn to mush.
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Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
The company has been building a $15 billion fab (which is industry shorthand for semiconductor-fabrication factory) and announced plans in June for a second plant.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
Tennis has often been used as cinematic shorthand for a leisure activity among the well-to-do, and A Room with a View showcases this better than most.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Critics saw it not as a sign of his concern but as a demonstration of his distance, and Katrina became a kind of political shorthand.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
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Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
The company has been building a $15 billion fab (which is industry shorthand for semiconductor-fabrication factory) and announced plans in June for a second plant.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
Tennis has often been used as cinematic shorthand for a leisure activity among the well-to-do, and A Room with a View showcases this better than most.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Critics saw it not as a sign of his concern but as a demonstration of his distance, and Katrina became a kind of political shorthand.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Aug. 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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