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
Meant to show strength and independence, Alzona’s sculptures abbreviate women’s bodies to such active parts as a torso or a pair of ankles and feet.
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022
Travelers in the know choose from multiple ways to abbreviate TSA line wait time.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2022
He had to abbreviate his schedule in 2021, missing Wimbledon, the delayed Tokyo Olympics and the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2022
You can abbreviate ‘A Dios Gracias' by writing ‘A.D.G.’ if you want to.”
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
