abbreviation
Example Sentences
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People joke that the abbreviation Lao PDR means "Lao Please Don't Rush".
From Barron's
Orwell warned us about the power of abbreviations like ICE, words that sound neutral but that conceal violence.
From Salon
It used telegraph lines to report transactions in almost real time, printing them out on rolls of tape in abbreviations that insiders could interpret.
The term “tradwife” is an abbreviation of “traditional wife” – often portrayed on these platforms as a white, married, stay-at-home mother.
From Salon
“Make America Great Again” has always been completely meaningless; if it didn’t make such a memorable abbreviation, I doubt it would’ve taken off.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
