as in stenography
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Recent Examples of shorthand
The approval of the amendment's ballot title and popular name, which are used as shorthand to describe the measure on the ballot, is a required step before the League of Women Voters can begin collecting signatures.
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Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
In a 2023 New York Times op-ed, Cottom explains how words like ‘citizen,’ ‘taxpayer,’ or even ‘American’ are often used to describe dominant racial groups—and how ‘blonde’ functions similarly, as shorthand for who gets seen as the standard of beauty and belonging.
—Martine Thompson, Essence, 21 May 2025
But the real affront is his invocation of his predecessor’s name as a shorthand for the worst possible outcome for his own bad habits.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Rantanen is a needle-mover, a big-game player, a capital-G Guy — any bit of shorthand used to describe someone who can swing the result of a playoff series applies to Dallas’ newest foundational piece.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
In a 2023 New York Times op-ed, Cottom explains how words like ‘citizen,’ ‘taxpayer,’ or even ‘American’ are often used to describe dominant racial groups—and how ‘blonde’ functions similarly, as shorthand for who gets seen as the standard of beauty and belonging.
—Martine Thompson, Essence, 21 May 2025
But the real affront is his invocation of his predecessor’s name as a shorthand for the worst possible outcome for his own bad habits.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Rantanen is a needle-mover, a big-game player, a capital-G Guy — any bit of shorthand used to describe someone who can swing the result of a playoff series applies to Dallas’ newest foundational piece.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorthand
Noun
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Intrigued, McKenna quickly registered for the National Court Reporter Association’s A to Z intro program, rented a stenography machine, and dove right in.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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The first year focuses on learning stenography theory.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The steno keyboard is specially designed to press multiple keys at once to capture entire syllables or words in a single stroke.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Live captioning is an entirely different animal, and those workers use steno machines, like those used in courtrooms, to create hyperfast captions.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 June 2023
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“Shorthand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorthand. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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