- plural of abbreviation.
abbreviations
Example Sentences
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It was confusing and frustrating, full of obscure abbreviations and requiring way too many clicks to put in a simple order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Castellanos said Quintana’s account would post Instagram stories with “symbols or abbreviations which coincided with intersections allowing for all to respond in a flash mob fashion and overwhelm the location.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
While young people tend to use more texting abbreviations, they still weren't fans of them, although the findings were inconsistent in some of the studies, Fang said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024
Indians are fond of their abbreviations and acronyms and you’re likely to come across a fair few of those in this live page.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2024
Recently, she’s been using text abbreviations out loud sometimes, even though she never uses them in actual text messages.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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