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Recent Examples of shorthand
Instead, the trio developed an unusually fearless creative shorthand.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
Every sentence arrives polished into bite-size emotional shorthand—ridiculous, slightly glib, but not entirely wrong.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Protein became shorthand for discipline, fitness and self-optimization — and brands followed the audience.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Traders coined it as shorthand for panic.
—Joel Hron, Fortune, 19 May 2026
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
Every sentence arrives polished into bite-size emotional shorthand—ridiculous, slightly glib, but not entirely wrong.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Protein became shorthand for discipline, fitness and self-optimization — and brands followed the audience.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Traders coined it as shorthand for panic.
—Joel Hron, Fortune, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shorthand
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 12 Jun. 2026.
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