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shortening
noun as in abridgment
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Amid the outpouring of criticism that followed, the city abolished the curfew and announced improvements that included paying them every two weeks and shortening commuting distances.
WWE has announced it is shortening its flagship Raw programme from three hours to two hours after 12 years.
Edinburgh is consulting on cuts of £10m to its education budget – including reductions in staff – and Falkirk is looking at shortening its school week.
In mass mailings to prisons, he told inmates serving decades behind bars that they might be eligible “for sentence shortening under various new laws.”
Hernández has made other adjustments at the plate in recent weeks, shortening up his swing and getting in “better positions” in his stance.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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