ABBREVIATING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

abbreviating

verb

present participle of abbreviate

as in shortening

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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Recent Examples of abbreviating But by the time Forrest reaches age 10, when dogs become eligible for Loyal’s pill, those defenses will more often misfire and fail to stop not just cancer but also other life-abbreviating ailments. — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026 Edo also followed Prince William and Kate Middleton's lead with the sweet sign off for his latest social post by abbreviating the children's first names with their initials to send an online message. — Janine Henni, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025

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shortening

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As an investor at Point72, the hedge fund of billionaire Steve Cohen, Shaffer watched Wall Street turn private fund shares into digital tokens without shortening investors’ waits to cash out.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
The mission definitely succeeded, shortening the little asteroid's orbit around a larger rock called Didymos by about 33 minutes.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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