shorthand

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Recent Examples of shorthand Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet and retreating glaciers have become shorthand for climate change and environmental devastation, and some in the industry have voiced concern about the potential negative effects of overtourism on the local population. Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025 Consider how acronyms like ROAS and CTR are used as shorthand for success metrics in digital advertising. Frank Rojas, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 While that is a convenient shorthand, this season can more accurately be described using three time periods. Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025 Those ancestors are to be venerated and eternally respected, not used as shorthand for the disparagement of their descendants’ art, which often explicitly exalts their history. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shorthand

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“Shorthand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorthand. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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