as in abridged
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as in shortened
to make less in extent or duration
had to abbreviate his vacation in France in order to travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Prize
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Marcia Dunn, ajc, 20 Apr. 2023
In 2022, the parade traveled on an abbreviated route, but this year the procession will follow a longer path and head into Dorchester Heights, the historic landmark where Colonists positioned cannons aimed at the British fleet, prompting them to retreat from the city.
—Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
Florence Pugh showed up in a Valentino strapless ocean of taffeta bedsheets with billowing sleeve-clouds attached to each elbow — that parted in the center, like Moses, to reveal very abbreviated black bike shorts beneath, with a little pocket on the side for extra insouciance.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
In 2022, Taste of Chicago returned in full force — even expanding to the neighborhoods of Austin, Pullman and Little Village in addition to the main event in Grant Park — after two years of abbreviated and virtual offerings after the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023
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Despite the abbreviated flight, congratulations poured in from NASA chief Bill Nelson and others in the space industry.
—Marcia Dunn, ajc, 20 Apr. 2023
In 2022, the parade traveled on an abbreviated route, but this year the procession will follow a longer path and head into Dorchester Heights, the historic landmark where Colonists positioned cannons aimed at the British fleet, prompting them to retreat from the city.
—Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
Florence Pugh showed up in a Valentino strapless ocean of taffeta bedsheets with billowing sleeve-clouds attached to each elbow — that parted in the center, like Moses, to reveal very abbreviated black bike shorts beneath, with a little pocket on the side for extra insouciance.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
In 2022, Taste of Chicago returned in full force — even expanding to the neighborhoods of Austin, Pullman and Little Village in addition to the main event in Grant Park — after two years of abbreviated and virtual offerings after the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023
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“Abbreviated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbreviated. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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