abridge

Example Sentences

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Many longtime ticket buyers worry that classics will be squeezed out: There is no early 19th-century bel canto next season, and Mozart is represented only by an abridged, English-language “Magic Flute” for families.

From New York Times

In recent decades, leading universities have shunned the humanities as a relic of “dead White males,” reducing core requirements to abridged texts in anthologies with third-person critiques from contemporary political perspectives.

From Washington Times

The play, originally a solo work performed by Smith herself, has had many iterations since its Taper premiere in 1993, including an abridged 2000 film adaptation.

From Los Angeles Times

Try to follow the “abridged” genealogical chart provided by the museum, with its interlocking axes of descendance and intermarriage, and you may rediscover the mercies of the nuclear family.

From New York Times

“And taxpayer funds should never be given to third parties with the intent that they be used to censor lawful speech or abridge the freedom of the press.”

From Washington Times