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makes long story short
makes long story short
as in
shorten
other words for
makes long story short
abbreviate
compress
curtail
cut
cut back
cut down
lessen
minimize
reduce
shrink
slash
trim
abridge
bob
chop
clip
condense
contract
dock
edit
elide
excerpt
lop
retrench
snip
blue pencil
boil down
cut to the bone
make a long story short
put in a nutshell
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makes long story short
develop
enlarge
expand
extend
grow
increase
lengthen
raise
strengthen
stretch
amplify
elongate
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WORD OF THE DAY
macaronic
adjective
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[mak-
uh
-
ron
-ik ]
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