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abbreviate

[uh-bree-vee-eyt] / əˈbri viˌeɪt /




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The strands consist of almost endless rows of four small molecules that we abbreviate to A, C, G and T.

From Science Daily Jan. 9, 2024

Some officials have been talking about nonfunctional turf so much that they abbreviate it with the acronym “NFT.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2023

Travelers in the know choose from multiple ways to abbreviate TSA line wait time.

From Seattle Times Jun. 26, 2022

We hurry them off the stage, warning them not to “taint” their legacy by deteriorating publicly in front of our pained eyes, and abbreviate what could be some fascinating third acts.

From Washington Post Nov. 2, 2020

You can abbreviate ‘A Dios Gracias' by writing ‘A.D.G.’ if you want to.”

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Supporters - who dislike the phrase as it wrongly abbreviates the county rather than the city - quickly took to social media to voice their disgruntlement after it aired on Monday evening.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2022

But this make-ahead recipe abbreviates the waiting time too and offers flavorful, tender potatoes and crunchy bits of onion and celery, accented by a creamy dressing.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2021

Raine radically abbreviates the story of the young woman’s tasks, only mentioning the last and hardest, to obtain a vessel of black, icy, Styx-infected water.

From The Guardian Aug. 5, 2019

By contrast, on the studio recording of “A Love Supreme,” Coltrane simplifies, clarifies, abbreviates, and moderates his solos.

From The New Yorker Nov. 17, 2015

Presently, becoming more assured, the admirable creature abbreviates his formula to the more companionable "zum Wohl!"

From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Morley, Christopher

Trading will be abbreviated in the coming week, with markets closed on Friday, June 3, in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, often abbreviated as BDNF, is a protein involved in the growth, maintenance, and survival of nerve cells and is frequently studied in mental health research.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

The initial tournament in Serena’s comeback was abbreviated.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

She lost to Trump following an abbreviated campaign.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

There was a pair of silver-backed brushes his mother had given him when he was sixteen, engraved with his initials, the abbreviated degree designation of a doctor.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

If you want to seem sincere and receive more responses to your texts, spell out words instead of abbreviating them, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

From Science Daily Nov. 14, 2024

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has been nicknamed Albo since he was a child in keeping with a time-honored Australian tradition of abbreviating names and often adding “o” at the end.

From Seattle Times Apr. 9, 2022

Though political Washington, D.C., adores acronyms, I ask The Post’s editors to refrain from abbreviating the refuge’s evocative name.

From Washington Post Jan. 7, 2022

And then the boss said: “Guys, I hate to be a noodge, but could we get back to abbreviating the states? We still have 49 left.”

From Slate Oct. 12, 2019

But can't we do the abbreviating in the signature?

From Marjorie's Busy Days by Wells, Carolyn




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