as in shortens
to make less in extent or duration
had to abbreviate his vacation in France in order to travel to Oslo to receive the Nobel Prize
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Recent Examples of abbreviates
That’s a tactic city financers used on several other bond projects as well, said Molly Scarbrough, a deputy program manager for the Denver GO Bond Program, which abbreviates general obligation bond.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
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Taking zinc on the first day symptoms appear shortens the duration of respiratory viruses, such as the common cold and COVID-19.—
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Unfiltered water, Adams insists, leads to sediment buildup in your water heater, which shortens its lifespan and lessens its heating efficiency.—
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“Abbreviates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbreviates. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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