abbreviation
Example Sentences
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In that payment, a "Peter Mandelson" is named on the account as "BEN", which is often an abbreviation for beneficiary.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
An abbreviation of Archaeopteryx, a birdlike dinosaur, it started out making climbing harnesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
People joke that the abbreviation Lao PDR means "Lao Please Don't Rush".
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
But the abbreviation “DEI” feels cold in comparison, more clinical — a harsh staccato against softer words like inclusion or fairness.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2025
“WL” was Farmer’s abbreviation for “white liberal,” a group that donated quite generously to Partners in Health but which he now seemed to be claiming was naive.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.