shorten
Example Sentences
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The rise of short-form videos on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube—as well as our habit of using multiple devices simultaneously—has shortened our attention spans, said researchers.
“We can fix that,” said Laurence, and he looped the fabric into a knot behind Bat’s neck to shorten the sling.
From Literature
Her real name, Purity, got shortened to “Pretty” years ago.
From Literature
The government's proposed changes would extend the standard wait to qualify for settlement to 10 years, although there would be criteria which could lengthen or shorten it.
From BBC
These machines are expected to dramatically shorten the time required for certain calculations, turning problems that would take classical computers thousands of years into tasks that could be completed in hours.
From Science Daily
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