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as in shortened
to make less in extent or duration
the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs
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Recent Examples of abridged
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 July 2022
On Friday, Burrows, R-Lubbock, made public his request to Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee for an abridged video from a school hallway camera to be released.
—Dallas News, 11 July 2022
JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
When our rights were being abridged?
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
It’s not the color-blind casting, abridged plot, or anachronisms that upset people.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 27 July 2022
On Friday, Burrows, R-Lubbock, made public his request to Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee for an abridged video from a school hallway camera to be released.
—Dallas News, 11 July 2022
Verb
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
When our rights were being abridged?
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abridged
Adjective
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Ohtani threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings in an abbreviated start.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Key Takeaways Small caps lead weekly gains, Russell 2000 jumps 3.5% Jobs report shows strength, but private sector lags behind Markets calm despite tariff uncertainty and Elon Musk drama Despite the abbreviated trading week, stocks posted decent gains.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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That debate ramped up during the pandemic, when some studios shortened theatrical exclusivity periods in order to move films to release for video on demand or streaming.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Instead of slowly fading as expected, the luminosity oscillated downward while the time between each fluctuation shortened.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The pages flip like a Rolodex, doubling as a condensed history of evolving celebrity culture from old Hollywood to the counterculture of the ’70s and ’80s to the present day.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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The condensed schedule has contributed to an increase in injuries across the league, and the Sabres have been hit as hard as any team.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Abridged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridged. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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