abbreviate
Example Sentences
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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
Already, public health agencies, researchers and nonprofit organizations around the world have taken it upon themselves to abbreviate or shorten the controversial name.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
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
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