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View definitions for shortened

shortened

adjective as in bobbed

adjective as in reduced

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"This shortened fibula is what allows birds to twist and turn around when they're not in flight. And to understand its evolutionary story, we have to look at dinosaurs."

They die at younger ages, and covid shortened lives even more.

From Salon

At that point, rotations had been shortened from three months to 45 days because of the high risk.

The new system can complete that process in 10 minutes, which has shortened aircraft taxi times by 20%, saving around 1.4 million gallons of jet fuel each year, the spokesperson adds.

From BBC

A shortened format in 2019 because of the Rugby World Cup means victory is the Springboks' first in a full tournament since 2009 - prior to Argentina's involvement in the competition.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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