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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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Mattingly, 65, will take the reins ahead of the 2027 season, which could be at risk of being delayed or shortened pending negotiations of MLB's collective bargaining agreement, CBS Sports reports. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 In November 1959, President Ben-Zvi shortened the sentences of the last two men still in prison, Shmuel Malinki and Gavriel Dahan. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Practically no major league has shortened its regular season calendar on a permanent basis. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026 For the past 66 years, 162 regular season games has been the standard, though some seasons have been shortened. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Questions and answers have been shortened for brevity and focus. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Her campaign has been relatively free of major bumps since an appeals court in July cleared her path for a fourth run at the presidency, with a ruling that shortened a ban on seeking public office handed down to Le Pen for embezzling public funds. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Goodman might not get a realistic chance to hit 30 homers — and the Rockies could sidestep becoming only the second MLB team ever to lose 100 games five seasons in a row — if the 2027 season is shortened due to the lockout. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026 The third game, shortened for tournament play, was a totally different story. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 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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Formal rites for the dying, already limited, were further truncated or skipped entirely.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The Hulu reality series is currently filming Season 6 after Season 5 was truncated due to Paul’s domestic violence claims from her ex, Dakota Mortensen.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of truncated

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The play is essentially a condensed version of Jaku’s memoir, but there’s one big difference.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
The blitz with Jones was an example of Joseph taking advantage of a defensive back’s versatility and athleticism to set the edge in the more condensed real estate of the red zone.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of condensed

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Taps won't go dry, experts say, in part because Arizona has already reduced its water use over the years.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
But for Deakins, the work is too dependent on the circumstances of a story, and the people telling it, to be reduced to any one method.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of reduced

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Energy drove a sizable chunk of those increases as the Middle East conflict curtailed oil supply and sent prices surging.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
If technical failures or damage to launch infrastructure were to interrupt SpaceX’s operations, the United States’ ability to launch satellites would be severely curtailed.

— Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of curtailed

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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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When Cleveland trimmed the lead to 3-1 in the sixth inning, Tampa answered with a two-run homer by Junior Caminero in the seventh.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
Brunet trimmed the Ducks’ lead with his first goal early in the second, connecting on a power play in the 23-year-old defenseman’s sixth NHL game.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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