abbreviate
Example Sentences
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The greatest moment by a Dodger benchwarmer in baseball history, a guy so embedded in the landscape of Los Angeles sports that he will be forever known simply by two abbreviated versions of his name...
From Los Angeles Times
It will reopen on Friday for an abbreviated session that ends at 1 p.m.
From MarketWatch
This week is an abbreviated one for stock trading—markets are closed Thursday for the holiday, and both the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange close at 1 p.m. on Friday.
The big right-hander with the flowing red hair had an abbreviated season last year after coming off Tommy John surgery in 2021.
From Washington Times
A phrase with an abbreviated expletive addressing the Russian leader has been added to the bottom left corner of the stamps.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.