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Recent Examples of steno
Angie worked in the Justice Building under Attorney General Robert Kennedy and did steno and typing.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
This novel following three women getting into the Manhattan steno pool has the career girl front and center.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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
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
So, to keep himself organized, Horton started writing everything down in a steno pad notebook.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022
In April 1948, Cena, who died in 2016, took a job as a steno clerk at the Santa Fe Railway in Chicago and worked his way up the ladder to eventually become president and chief executive officer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.
—Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2021
Unlike a computer keyboard, the steno keys are virtually silent, save for a soft pattering.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2019
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
This novel following three women getting into the Manhattan steno pool has the career girl front and center.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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
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
So, to keep himself organized, Horton started writing everything down in a steno pad notebook.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022
In April 1948, Cena, who died in 2016, took a job as a steno clerk at the Santa Fe Railway in Chicago and worked his way up the ladder to eventually become president and chief executive officer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.
—Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2021
Unlike a computer keyboard, the steno keys are virtually silent, save for a soft pattering.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steno
Noun
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Anyone could learn to use the machine in two weeks or less, compared to months or years to master stenography.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Jan. 2026
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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 leading actor sourced and supplied personal pieces for both projects, and approaches costuming as a shorthand into showcasing his characters’ personality.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Spies have codes; collaborators have shorthand.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Steno.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steno. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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