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verb

Definition of shortcutsnext
present tense third-person singular of shortcut
as in circumvents
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness are you sure there's no way to shortcut the entrance requirements?

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shortcuts

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noun

plural of shortcut
as in cutoffs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcuts
  1. cutoffs
  2. alleys
  3. avoids
  4. ignores
  5. passageways
  6. walkways
  7. roads
  8. thoroughfares
Noun
  • The Franklin Fire continues to rage across Malibu, burning more than 2,600 acres and causing widespread evacuations and power cutoffs.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Looking ahead, Baird cautioned about shipping cutoffs.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of cutoffs
Noun
  • Tequila and heroin can only dull the pain for so long before Lee’s desperate yearning for something more cuts through the haze and sends him back out into dingy bars and narrow alleys, prowling with a predatory lust for men.
    David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Fifteen miles to the west of Antandros and a few mountainous miles inland, Adatepe is an old village (Greek until the 1923 Greece/Türkiye population exchange) famous for having one stone house after another along narrow cobblestone alleys.
    John Oseid, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of alleys
Verb
  • The report largely avoids specifics about whose records were targeted and the content of the leaks.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Six Triple Eight smartly avoids over-sentimentalizing the story of these stoic and patriotic women, but also knows when to open the floodgates.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of avoids
Verb
  • Tomás forbids it, but Paja, in the style of rebellious teens and younger siblings everywhere, ignores him.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
  • If management ignores negative behavior, team members become frustrated and the work environment is destabilized, Price warns.
    Sally Percy, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignores
Noun
  • While exploring the cool caverns and passageways below the surface of the Earth, guests learn about the geology, history, and wildlife of the caves (the latter includes the rare ghost shrimp).
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Using electrical stimulation to generate electro-passageways through the skin, the K-beauty device with customized LED lights increases skin’s permeability by around 490%.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of passageways
Noun
  • Not far from Wan Chai, the LANDMARK complex of shops and restaurants in the Central District encompasses four buildings linked by covered walkways.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Thankfully, elevated wooden walkways and the camp’s 24-hour security patrol — local Maasai people, wrapped in blue tartan shukas and carrying spears — keep an eye on the animals and are always available to guide me to my tent (a requirement come nightfall).
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of walkways
Noun
  • While this burly Ford was no sports car, body roll was nicely planted for its stature on twisty Malibu canyon roads.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Several roads were closed and shelters were open for those affected by the blaze.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of roads
Noun
  • Use of the technology could help cut down on the crowds of people who hover near gates, creating confusion and congestion and at times blocking concourse thoroughfares.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Our survey findings have policy implications for the RTA’s newest effort to build ridership, by setting aside traffic lanes on thoroughfares or other roadways for buses.
    Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of thoroughfares
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