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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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In two of the last three years, Burrow’s season was shortened due to injury. — Takashi Williams, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The artist formerly known as Miley Cyrus appears to have changed her name, or just shortened it, to herald a new professional chapter. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The problem arises when a timeline is shortened while expectations remain unchanged. — Mustafa Shreet, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Her hair is still red, but now straightened and shortened into a bob; the curly and queenly aura is now history in favor of something that is even h-o-t-t-e-r-t-o-go. — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026 Balancing antibiotics’ pros and cons Scientists now know that it’s not shortened courses of antibiotics that can promote antimicrobial resistance, but that antibiotic exposure itself creates selective pressure for resistant bacteria to emerge. — Amy J. Mathers, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 Having a bank of clinical research at the ready means the list of treatments can be shortened, saving time and allowing future research to focus on what is most likely to be safe and effective. — Mike McRae 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 Porsche also shortened the final-drive ratio by 8 percent, trading a bit of top speed for harder acceleration. — Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 That scheduled June 16-18 series in Atlanta was shortened to two games, with the June 18 game postponed to the end of this month. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortened

Adjective

In recent years, shorts have been getting smaller, shorter, more abbreviated.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Tessa Francis fired an abbreviated no-hitter with eight strikeouts, while Ashley Mortensen went 3-for-4 as Marblehead routed Winthrop 12-0 in five innings in the Northeastern Conference.

— Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026

Definition of abbreviated

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The problem is that physician workloads do not accommodate for the extensive documentation needs that are often required; appointment times are already typically truncated and schedules are often running late.

— Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The delay also caused a shift in scheduling, with some performances canceled altogether, and others truncated.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of truncated

Adjective

While cake is cooling, whisk together cold water, sweetened condensed milk, and pudding mix in a large bowl until smooth.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
The gallery presents a condensed history of blue-and-white ceramics globally in dishes, starting in the Middle East with a 9th century Iraqi piece.

— Stephanie Shih June 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026

Definition of condensed

Verb

Oil prices remain high as the Iran war has curtailed traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which once accounted for about 20% of the world’s oil shipments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
The logic of relentless security oversight has also radically curtailed the release of even routine statistics.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of curtailed

Verb

It is abridged, so there’s not nearly as many 90-page digressions or pseudoscientific cetology musings.

— Marah Eakin, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Whether the principles of the Declaration, abridged or unabridged, endure is a question that only the course of human events will determine.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of abridged

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Moisés Ballesteros singled and Christian Moore sliced a two-run triple to right field that eluded a diving Jones and trimmed the deficit to 4-3.

— Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The gown also featured a lustrous design of curvaceous floral-like overlays trimmed with gold eyelets.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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