shorthand
Example Sentences
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Mason described a 5-by-8 hardcover as shorthand for a specific book she seeks out when she is in a bookstore because it often signals a character-driven novel.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Over time, the Gymkhana also became shorthand for a certain kind of inherited privilege in Delhi.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Microsoft recently raised its capital spending to $190 billion this year, a total that finance chief Amy Hood said included $25 billion “from the impact of higher component pricing”—a shorthand largely for the memory crunch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The old shorthand of “young equals innovative” and “older equals obsolete” is breaking down.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
The word organic has become a kind of shorthand for food that is healthier or more natural or chemical-free.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Vocabulary lists containing shorthand
When You Reach Me
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The Boy Who Dared
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