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Recent Examples of shorthand
But Strong, after talking with the real Landau, decided that playing music was the pair’s true emotional shorthand; his character thus tries to get through to Springsteen by playing a Sam Cooke song.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Over time, that phrase grew into a rallying cry, a shorthand for the unique environment in Sanford Stadium.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
On social media, ‘comunicado oficial’ has become shorthand for any major news involving Madrid.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In pop culture, pizza has long served as shorthand for New York life.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Over time, that phrase grew into a rallying cry, a shorthand for the unique environment in Sanford Stadium.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
On social media, ‘comunicado oficial’ has become shorthand for any major news involving Madrid.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In pop culture, pizza has long served as shorthand for New York life.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 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 27 Nov. 2025.
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