as in abridgement
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as in reducing
to make less in extent or duration
we decided to shorten the distance we had to walk home by cutting across the neighbor's lawn if Grandma has to go shopping today, you'll need to shorten your visit
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Recent Examples of shortening
Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
It’s expected that an increase in revenue sharing — an increase of at least 50 percent — and a second bye week, as well as additional shortening of the offseason program, would rank among player requests.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024
Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Royce says streaming has made listeners very focused on singles, shortening their attention span for albums.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
But to love a movie and then demand its shortening is to miss the point.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
It’s expected that an increase in revenue sharing — an increase of at least 50 percent — and a second bye week, as well as additional shortening of the offseason program, would rank among player requests.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024
Verb
No one knows what Zuckerberg will call it in the end, but the odds are shortening on Strangelove.
—Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Royce says streaming has made listeners very focused on singles, shortening their attention span for albums.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortening
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Deregulation is integral to his message as well as the entity dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency, tasked with cutting government spending and reducing regulatory burdens.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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These solutions enable just-in-time production, reducing the likelihood of waste and excess inventory while improving resource efficiency.Georg Beyschlag, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The pages are covered with private abbreviations, mysterious drawings of circles and triangles in a range of configurations, phrases and bullet lists of words with no obvious connection: magic, virtues, initiation, rebirth, evil, success.Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 30 July 2024
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Its notifications, which follow a format established in 1924, are written in ALL CAPS and filled with cryptic abbreviations.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
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By encouraging the use of surplus energy, this legislation could position bitcoin mining as a key player in addressing overproduction and curtailment issues.Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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While renewable energy curtailment has been on the rise, it's largely driven by insufficient transmission to deliver power, not oversupply, and isn't necessarily a sign of a big problem.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Turkey's approach to Syria, historically filtered through the lens of curtailing Kurdish influence along its borders, has shaped its strategic positioning.Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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While curtailing regulatory mandates on benefits, the next administration may place people with chronic conditions into separate insurance pools, as Vance indicated this fall.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The morphine given to Villanueva for her contractions was documented in her medical records.Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Dream was the 14th WNBA franchise at the time, but the contraction of the Houston Comets and Sacramento Monarchs in subsequent years left the league with 12 clubs, a number that has held constant for 15 years.Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 7 Dec. 2024
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Just three percent of his shots this season have come from deep, continuing a six-year trend of trimming his three-point attempts.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The entire hotel transforms into a winter wonderland, and guests gather from near and far to vote on their favorite rendition of trimming a tree.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
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Neely died due to compression of the neck, according to medical examiner Cynthia Harris.Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Either way, the long sleeve bodysuit offers medium compression that provides slight contouring all around—in the chest, mid-section, and even the arms.Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
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Thanks to CDs, and especially streaming, abridgments are now comparatively rare.Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
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Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
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“Shortening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortening. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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