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as in shortened
to make less in extent or duration
had to abbreviate his vacation in France in order to travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Prize
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Recent Examples of abbreviated
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2023
Jackson gave himself an honest assessment of his performance in what was an abbreviated 2022 season.
—Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
John Werner, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Below, our Istanbul Airport food guide for the best places to eat at the new $12 billion hub (opened in 2018, it's often abbreviated as IST or IGA).
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
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His shoots are very abbreviated: the first film took nine days, the second one six days.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2023
Jackson gave himself an honest assessment of his performance in what was an abbreviated 2022 season.
—Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
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But brain-computer interfaces (often abbreviated BCI) are the way of the future.
—John Werner, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Below, our Istanbul Airport food guide for the best places to eat at the new $12 billion hub (opened in 2018, it's often abbreviated as IST or IGA).
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abbreviated
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That's the abridged version of the tricky nature of prosecuting a murder case without a body.Fox News, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2023
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On Friday, Burrows, R-Lubbock, made public his request to Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee for an abridged video from a school hallway camera to be released.Dallas News, Dallas News, 11 July 2022
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Costco is open on Christmas Eve, but its hours will be shortened.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Tail docking is a procedure where a dog's tail is shortened and is considered a preventive measure to reduce injuries, according to an article on the website Rover.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kosher salt: Balances the sweetness that comes from the condensed milk and, partially, from the chocolate.Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
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In terms of both tone and information, Barbot packs a lot into a condensed container, and does it with an overall light touch.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Rooted in syncopated beats and live performances, go-go has provided the soundtrack to countless DC block parties, political protests, and neighborhood gatherings.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Sep. 2024
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The novel’s jump cuts and syncopated rhythm, borrowed from the cinema and jazz music of the 1920s, mimic the street life of the city.David Blackbourn, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2019
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For a brief moment in the early '60s, when Cher was first introduced to the world, her look was fairly conventional.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2024
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It wasn’t shot down—a promising sign of a brief, if unofficial, cessation of total hostility between the warring sides.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Abbreviated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbreviated. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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