SHORTENINGS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

shortenings

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plural of shortening

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There will be controversy, grift and venality, supporters will get lost and lose themselves in a fog of legalese, accounting and abbreviations — VAR, SCR, LOL, FFS — there will be ugliness and misgivings and a lot of meh.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
For spacing purposes, Steele has removed the following words – left, at, by, went, had, in, the, to, for, and, then and got – and has crafted his own abbreviations.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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