shortened

IPA: ʃˈɔrtʌnd

adjective

  • shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
  • cut short in duration
  • with parts removed
  • cut short
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Examples of "shortened" in Sentences

  • He shortened the rope easily.
  • The song is shortened for the album.
  • The name is shortened for the sake of brevity.
  • Formally it is a shortened form of the locative case.
  • In 1994 the billing was shortened to the Strub Stakes.
  • The bank boss apparently despises having his name shortened so much that he is know as James "don't call me Jim" Gorman.
  • After serving a quarter of his sentence, Katsav could become eligible for short furloughs and even apply to have his term shortened.
  • And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened_. "
  • Last year's Zack and Miri Make a Porno was subject to much controversy and some ads for the movie ran with the title shortened to "Zak and Miri".
  • Ernest King, was COMINCH, or simply commander-in-chief, a title shortened right after Pearl Harbor from its unfortunate predecessor, CINCUS, pronounced “Sink us.”
  • Only in the sixth edition published in 1872 was the title shortened to exclude the “on” as a capitulation to reality since so many people by that point had already been misquoting the title.
  • Altarea, a name shortened from Alain Taravella Real Estate, plunged into retail properties, an area other companies were abandoning after France froze construction of out-of-town shopping centers to protect small businesses.

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