shortcut
Example Sentences
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What emerges isn’t a shortcut so much as a shift in architecture.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
From the parents’ perspective, they worked 40-plus years, sacrificed, saved 15% of every paycheck, and now their kids want a shortcut.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
You probably know it already — you’ve seen oil pumpjacks laboring away in nutty places, like on the La Cienega Boulevard shortcut through Baldwin Hills to the airport.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
He agrees that influencers promising a shortcut to success and a way to "get out of the Matrix" can seem appealing to people who think they've "got no other choice".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
I knew every shortcut you could possibly imagine.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.