as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
was shortchanged out of a promotion
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Recent Examples of shortchanged
Still after the match controversy arose after some fans thought Haiti’s men soccer team, Les Grenadiers, were shortchanged.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
Capital projects — which got shortchanged in last year’s budget — would also be restored closer to levels seen in the past.
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Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
Counties say they’re being shortchanged in Newsom’s budget.
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Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
My one qualm with the otherwise fantastic character development on this show is that Susie is getting shortchanged around every corner.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
The Bears were shortchanged by the NFL, which refused to award them third-round comp picks in 2026 and 2027 for helping develop Ian Cunningham, now the Falcons’ GM.
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Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Separateness was scrupulously honored and enforced, but equality was shortchanged with impunity.
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Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
The potential benefits would go to education, in particular, as well as to health care, child care and a slew of other state services that Democrats say have been shortchanged by a system that has been largely untouched for nearly 20 years.
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The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
Still, breakfast shifts are often underestimated and shouldn't be shortchanged, Sheik added.
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Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
Capital projects — which got shortchanged in last year’s budget — would also be restored closer to levels seen in the past.
—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
Counties say they’re being shortchanged in Newsom’s budget.
—
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
My one qualm with the otherwise fantastic character development on this show is that Susie is getting shortchanged around every corner.
—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
The Bears were shortchanged by the NFL, which refused to award them third-round comp picks in 2026 and 2027 for helping develop Ian Cunningham, now the Falcons’ GM.
—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Separateness was scrupulously honored and enforced, but equality was shortchanged with impunity.
—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
The potential benefits would go to education, in particular, as well as to health care, child care and a slew of other state services that Democrats say have been shortchanged by a system that has been largely untouched for nearly 20 years.
—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
Still, breakfast shifts are often underestimated and shouldn't be shortchanged, Sheik added.
—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortchanged
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Revote to be held in Hempstead Candidate Caprice Rines said she and the two others vying for the seat have been cheated.
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
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The few that didn’t have hustled to catch up.
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The first inning looked promising as Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda singled, and Cedric Mullins hustled his bunt attempt into a hit to load the bases.
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The performance uptick that Motorola squeezed from the 2026 Razr+ is minor at best, with results showing no significant year-over-year gains.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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Democrats are still stung by Rogan’s nearly three-hour Trump interview in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign.
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Having dominated most of his players in table tennis over the years, Gadowsky is still stung after meeting his match.
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On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.
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Despite his young age, the then 36-year-old was far from a nobody plucked from the ether, though.
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Either Cody or Gunther wins because Sami gets screwed; Zayn will then further descend into madness and attack someone after the bell.
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With Dumb Money, also directed by Gillespie, Rogen played businessman Gabe Plotkin, who got screwed in the GameStop stock drama.
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Maxxine battled back, but Raquel caught a spinning kick attempt and stuck Maxxine with a Tejana Bomb for the win.
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Mangione briefly stuck in elevator Court began slightly later than usual Monday morning because Mangione got stuck in an elevator while trying to get to court.
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“Shortchanged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortchanged. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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