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or abridgement
as in overview
a shortened version of a written work
this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition
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Recent Examples of abridgment
Thanks to CDs, and especially streaming, abridgments are now comparatively rare.
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Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
One of the common frustrations of watching movies adapted from books is the inevitable abridgment of the source material.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
Nation/World As school gets underway and coronavirus cases rise, masks are returning to some American classrooms - and reviving the country’s fraught political debate over whether face coverings are common sense or an abridgment of freedom.
—Hannah Natanson, Fenit Nirappil, Maegan Vazquez, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
Escalating the conflict over the teaching of race, the American Federation of Teachers’ New Hampshire affiliate filed a lawsuit Monday charging that the state’s new law, restricting certain lessons, is unconstitutionally vague and an abridgment of free speech.
—Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021
Worcester’s abridgment of Webster appeared in 1829, and then Worcester’s own dictionary in 1830.
—Bryan A. Garner, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
Project Veritas also sent a letter to Politico stating its views on the news outlet’s abridgment.
—Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2021
But Oakeshott’s most vehement critique of rationalism was its abridgment of the poetic aspect of the human condition.
—Nate Hochman, National Review, 18 Dec. 2020
Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
One of the common frustrations of watching movies adapted from books is the inevitable abridgment of the source material.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
Nation/World As school gets underway and coronavirus cases rise, masks are returning to some American classrooms - and reviving the country’s fraught political debate over whether face coverings are common sense or an abridgment of freedom.
—Hannah Natanson, Fenit Nirappil, Maegan Vazquez, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
Escalating the conflict over the teaching of race, the American Federation of Teachers’ New Hampshire affiliate filed a lawsuit Monday charging that the state’s new law, restricting certain lessons, is unconstitutionally vague and an abridgment of free speech.
—Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021
Worcester’s abridgment of Webster appeared in 1829, and then Worcester’s own dictionary in 1830.
—Bryan A. Garner, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
Project Veritas also sent a letter to Politico stating its views on the news outlet’s abridgment.
—Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2021
But Oakeshott’s most vehement critique of rationalism was its abridgment of the poetic aspect of the human condition.
—Nate Hochman, National Review, 18 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abridgment
Noun
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Get a general overview of palms, including historical significance, biology, morphology, stressors and how to best care for palms in the landscape.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Here’s an overview of the different types of RVs available.—
Joan Pabón,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The outline provides guardrails, keeping the narrative focused and purposeful.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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This spacious pouch has all the classic features of the brand’s other functional bags, but this iteration is decorated with a rich, silky red sheen, complete with the subtle outline of a snake.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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More than communication tools, languages help concretize the abstract, providing frameworks for making sense of concepts as fundamental as time.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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In the past, the agency has also kept open PubMed, which holds biomedical research abstracts needed for health care, and the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, where reporting of clinical studies is a legal requirement.—
ByDavid Malakoff,
science.org,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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While most attic designs count on vents to prevent condensation, Chasen’s didn’t.—
Natalie Donback,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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Inspectors described instances of meat residue, mold, dripping condensation and even insects contaminating production areas.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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However, the real estate company listed as the broker on the lease, CBRE, an abbreviation of Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis, is a separate entity from Coldwell Banker Real Estate, where Aenlle is listed as an agent.—
Ethan Varian,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Those stubborn ideas are right there in the name of the game genre that Civilization originated: 4X, which is an abbreviation for explore, expand, exploit, exterminate.—
Rollo Romig,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Abridgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridgment. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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