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
Each of their films features an ingenious adventure in a wildly different setting, from a chicken farm to the high seas, but the majority of them offer a resounding belief in humanity without shortchanging nuance or complexity.
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Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Leaders can become enamored by the strategic vision and then shortchange the actual implementation of that strategy.
—Peter Follows, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
He’d been shortchanged on his share of the loot, and in 1954, a hitman hired by the group attempted to kill him.
—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
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Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Leaders can become enamored by the strategic vision and then shortchange the actual implementation of that strategy.
—Peter Follows, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
He’d been shortchanged on his share of the loot, and in 1954, a hitman hired by the group attempted to kill him.
—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
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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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Risks remain—policy shifts could stall, or DOGE’s efficiency drive might squeeze budgets—but the upside potential is tantalizing.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Goldman Sachs previously estimated that these tariffs could increase inflation by 1 percent while squeezing U.S. company profits and risking retaliatory measures from other nations.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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They were all plucked from Gerbi’s orbit of creatives.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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Leaving the ‘Touch of Gold’ Holly in the planter, pluck out the cool weather annuals to make room for their summer-friendly counterparts.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
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That s–t just kinda stuck with me, from the n—as that used to hustle and hang out with me.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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Garita, on the other hand, hustled for loose balls and rebounds, finishing with just four points but a team-high 10 rebounds.—
Timothy Dashiell,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
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Sea anemones provide anemonefish with shelter and a secure spawning site thanks to their stinging tentacles.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Choosing Slotkin—a moderate who won Michigan's Senate race in November even as Trump carried the state—to deliver the Democratic response may signal a party shift after last year's stinging losses in the general election.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Spencer pulls the big guy off Luca and beats the rapist into submission with his belt.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
23 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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Brown revealed her new platinum blonde ‘do at the start of the month, before giving her locks their red carpet debut at Sunday’s 2025 SAG Awards.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The trick, though, is that Finch and his associates along with Chanel’s team are the ones who do the inviting.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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That means taking off your shoe and sock and checking for any sign of injury such as any tenderness, swelling, bruising, deformity, laceration or bones sticking through the skin.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Vivienne appeared to be having fun with her friend, as she was pictured laughing and sticking her tongue out.—
Effie Orfanides,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Shortchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortchange. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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