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as in little
having relatively little height
a lot of boys are shorter than the girls in middle school, but they quickly catch up by high school
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2
as in brief
not lasting for a considerable time
fortunately for those of us in the hot sun, the graduation speech was short and to the point
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as in lacking
not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need
regrettably, the art supplies are short this year, so you'll have to share
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as in brittle
having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure
short pastry
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as in blunt
being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner
I didn't mean to be so short with you by responding to your request with a snippy "I'm busy!"
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as in abruptly
with great suddenness
the bicyclist ahead of me unexpectedly pulled up short and I unavoidably plowed into him
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years
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as in feature
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Recent Examples of short
Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
And brother Trey Ebel is playing second base while waiting to take over at short next season.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
Miami led all but 12 minutes of that game but fell short in the final minute.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Also, make sure to keep the extension cord elevated above the snow so that moisture doesn't cause the snow blower to short out.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Numerous other features and shorts are also on view.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Greenland is strategically important for the U.S. military and its ballistic missile early-warning system as the island is on the shortest route from Europe to North America.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
And brother Trey Ebel is playing second base while waiting to take over at short next season.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Adverb
According to Watch Femme’s recent collaboration with Deloitte, outlined in the report ‘Deloitte Swiss Watch Industry Insights — Spotlight on the Female Market,’ the industry continues to fall short in creating timepieces that truly resonate with this audience.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
Miami led all but 12 minutes of that game but fell short in the final minute.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
Even though traders upped their bets on more easing, others are shorting Treasuries (pressuring prices and increasing rates) in a bet that the Fed will make a wrong move.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Also, make sure to keep the extension cord elevated above the snow so that moisture doesn't cause the snow blower to short out.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
There’s no dialogue in this short, which documents how the woman stretches a container of water.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Numerous other features and shorts are also on view.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short
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The John McDonough creation, which has ignited a slew of copycats since the inaugural fan fest in 1986, is a marketing tool like no other, changing little over the years.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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His production was especially encouraging given how little UCLA has gotten from its two big men, prompting Cronin to play him a season-high 27 minutes.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Smoke-eaters had a chance to gain the upper hand on Sunday with a brief break in the winds but the National Weather Service warned that powerful gusts could soon return.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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The pair exchanged a few words during the brief interaction.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Companies that once minted money selling baby formula to feed a baby boom are now making shakes with calcium and selenium for older adults with brittle bones.Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Unlike what many American children have been taught in schools, astronauts don’t actually eat that stuff, partly because the brittle crumbs could fly everywhere in space.Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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This massage gun is equipped with seven different massage head attachments to provide pin-point precision, blunt pressure, and everything in between.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Jan. 2025
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To be somewhat blunt about it: Rasa has notes akin to a milder Ricola cough drop.Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Last Showgirl follows Anderson as Shelly, a veteran Las Vegas showgirl whose future grows uncertain when her show abruptly closes after 30 years.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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And then leaving town abruptly and never looking back.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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These forces squeeze a star horizontally while stretching it vertically.Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Egypt lost $7 billion in crucial revenue from the Suez Canal in 2024 as the conflict in Gaza has squeezed shipping in the Red Sea, according to government officials.Vivian Yee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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On the right team, that could be a feature, not a bug.John Hollinger, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Starring Robert Pattinson, Toni Collette, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie and Mark Ruffalo, the $118M blockbuster is Bong’s first feature since helming his history-making title, Parasite.Sara Merican, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Trump's victory was in fact much smaller than his supporters have mythologized, and some of his promises — like that to pardon the people imprisoned on charges related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021 — are still very unpopular.G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Reata at the Rodeo, a smaller but no less impressive version of the Southwestern steakhouse in downtown Fort Worth, will open at 11 a.m. Jan. 17 and will serve all day most days.Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Short.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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