as in shortening
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 abridging
Advertisement The Fifteenth Amendment had prohibited denying or abridging voting rights based on race, color, or conditions of previous servitude.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abridging
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Certain lifestyle habits can negatively affect your physical and mental health, shortening your potential lifespan.—
Sharon Basaraba,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2026
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Give your signature lob a fresh new update by shortening it in the back and letting the front pieces fall into a flattering angle.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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Over more than 50 years, each new presidential administration has reassessed the place of spaceflight among its priorities, either encouraging or curtailing NASA’s efforts to return humans to the lunar surface.—
Emily A. Margolis,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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The closing of the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffic and attacks on energy sites across the Gulf are curtailing supplies and driving up the prices of key global commodities.—
Robert Tuttle,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Abridging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridging. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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