as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs
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Other law firms, such as Perkins Coie and WilmerHale, have challenged the administration’s orders and petitioned federal courts to bar enforcement of these orders that, in their view, are retaliatory in nature and abridge their right to free speech and engage freely in the practice of law.
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The Old Globe San Diego, California Dates: June 8 to July 6, 2025, and July 27 to August 24, 2025
Modeled after the Old Globe in London, the Old Globe’s theater was built in San Diego’s Balboa Park in 1935 to present abridged Shakespeare during the California Pacific International Exposition.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
Note some answers have been abridged for space and clarity.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 May 2025
Three firms have sued, arguing that the orders abridge constitutional rights to free speech, due process, and assistance of counsel.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
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Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The Old Globe San Diego, California Dates: June 8 to July 6, 2025, and July 27 to August 24, 2025
Modeled after the Old Globe in London, the Old Globe’s theater was built in San Diego’s Balboa Park in 1935 to present abridged Shakespeare during the California Pacific International Exposition.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
Note some answers have been abridged for space and clarity.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 May 2025
Three firms have sued, arguing that the orders abridge constitutional rights to free speech, due process, and assistance of counsel.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abridge
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The organizations that master this shift will shorten time-to-market, reduce costs and accelerate innovation cycles.—
John Akkara,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps the biggest change, though, is that the average length of a game has been shortened by more than a half hour.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Increasingly, the result is that personal responsibility has been curtailed, especially in government.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Carlsbad was the first city in the region to pass local laws to curtail reckless riding and address other unsafe use of e-bikes, officials said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Abridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridge. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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