Thesaurus results for SHORTCHANGED

shortchanged

verb

Definition of shortchanged next

past tense of shortchange

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 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 Your plan would have shortchanged you and possibly your spouse. —

Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 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 The money is supposed to follow the student, but the Auditor General of Florida found public schools shortchanged by $100 million. —

Don Gaetz, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026

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But no matter the prodding, Terminus never wanted the patrons to feel cheated, so the games, while tricky, were winnable, and the prizes reasonable and fair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Every town has its nostalgic spots—ice cream shops, deli counters, old-school diners—that seem to have cheated time.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 May 2026