as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
was shortchanged out of a promotion
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Recent Examples of shortchange
He’d been shortchanged on his share of the loot, and in 1954, a hitman hired by the group attempted to kill him.
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Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
In 2021, Tennessee’s Office of Legislative Budget Analysis calculated that the state's failure to match federal research funds to TSU shortchanged the school by $151 million to $544 million since 1957.
—Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024
Historically, landowners have often been shortchanged by tourism partners dictating the terms to fit only their business models and needs.
—Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024
Walls must allow for more daylight and park views but without shortchanging space for paintings.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
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Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
In 2021, Tennessee’s Office of Legislative Budget Analysis calculated that the state's failure to match federal research funds to TSU shortchanged the school by $151 million to $544 million since 1957.
—Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024
Historically, landowners have often been shortchanged by tourism partners dictating the terms to fit only their business models and needs.
—Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Dec. 2024
Walls must allow for more daylight and park views but without shortchanging space for paintings.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortchange
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In July 2022, Renay announced her split from NE-YO in a fiery Instagram caption that accused him of cheating.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Here are four deeper psychological factors behind why some people cheat—even in happy relationships.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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These are dunked in grapefruit ponzu or spicy kimchi dressing or simply squeezed with lemon.—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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It’s further squeezed by competition from others in the space, including Etsy, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby, as well as big-box and online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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By the wannabe Yoda’s logic, as successful as a network like NBC was at the time, within a few years, one of its lesser rivals would almost surely mount a miraculous comeback and leave the Peacock looking plucked.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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The women’s High Rise Flare Stripe Pant feature bold white and orange stripes, plucked from Whataburger’s retro restaurant designs.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Feb. 2025
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Catherine O’Hara and Willem Dafoe hustled prominent athletes in pickleball games over Michelob Ultras.—
Carolyn Burt,
Orange County Register,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Warriors hustled for loose balls and upped the physicality.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Wheaton’s actions may have stung in particular because Vought has publicly defended the college in the past.—
Emma Green,
The New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2025
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Sandler and Farley, while both still incredibly popular with audiences, were eventually fired in 1995 by Michaels, who was stung by the criticism.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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On Saturday, Nets center Nic Claxton repeatedly beat him up the floor, which gave Brooklyn advantage situations in the halfcourt.—
Tony Jones,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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That would handily beat IBM’s 1993 purge of 60,000 workers, thought to be the largest corporate layoff in U.S. history.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
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But descendants felt the admission was a first step; now, what would the Jesuits do about it?—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The question of security guarantees is a sticking point for companies, Ukrainian businessmen and analysts said.—
Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Language learning app Duolingo killed off its plucky mascot, Duo the owl, this week — creating a social media marketing moment that may have more sticking power than recent Super Bowl ads.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Shortchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortchange. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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