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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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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 The shift to online hiring that has occurred over the last couple of decades has dramatically shortened that process, though. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Last year, a bill died that would have shortened the amount of time someone could file a claim. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 And the Sox received a bit of a bad break in the eighth with a 1-hour, 28-minute rain delay that shortened Grant Taylor’s relief outing to one inning. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 With Jeanie’s power firmly defined by the court, the Lakers signed LeBron James in 2018, traded for Anthony Davis in 2019 and won a title during a season shortened by COVID in 2020. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 And because Preservé also allows an implant to be inserted above the muscle, recovery time can be shortened from an average of four to six weeks to a few days, while also retaining nipple sensation and muscle structure. — Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 17 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

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Obviously, that’s a fair assumption if his ice time is meaningfully reduced, and the same goes for Draisaitl.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The development comes as the global shipping industry contends with attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, higher energy prices, and sharply reduced traffic through some of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of reduced

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Disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have sharply curtailed LNG exports from key Gulf producers such as Qatar during Europe's gas-storage refill season.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
But several of those affiliates have severely curtailed their operations since the federal funding was paused.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 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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If neither is ready, Washington’s options would be limited to veteran free agents — the pool of players waived when rosters are trimmed on Sunday — or a potential trade.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Their hold on the top National League wild-card spot has been trimmed to just two games over the Philadelphia Phillies, who are riding an eight-game winning streak, though the Cubs have the season tiebreaker.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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