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Recent Examples of short shrift
Chat That helped when the founders went knocking on the doors of the big studios; a small start-up based in New Zealand might be expected to get short shrift from huge multinational entertainment companies.
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David Prosser, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But focusing on those elements gives short shrift to the village’s historic sites, said Arts, the Historical Society president.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
But focusing on Ukraine gives short shrift to the many political, economic, and strategic interests that Putin and Xi share—chief among them a mutual antipathy toward the United States.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
And, do not give short shrift to sleep regularity, Topol advised.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
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David Prosser, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But focusing on those elements gives short shrift to the village’s historic sites, said Arts, the Historical Society president.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
But focusing on Ukraine gives short shrift to the many political, economic, and strategic interests that Putin and Xi share—chief among them a mutual antipathy toward the United States.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
And, do not give short shrift to sleep regularity, Topol advised.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short shrift
Noun
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Florida Department of Law Enforcement What To Know Turner, who lives in Miami-Dade County, had a previous warrant out for her arrest in Miami on charges of child neglect.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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For construction firms, where projects are complex, labor markets tight, and safety paramount, the consequences of leadership neglect are magnified.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There is a reckless daring to his process, a youthful disregard for the usual art world way of doing business, and a desperation to find affordable and meaningful ways to express what is inside his head.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
25 Aug. 2025
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That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Short shrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20shrift. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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