shorthand
Example Sentences
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Mason described a 5-by-8 hardcover as shorthand for a specific book she seeks out when she is in a bookstore because it often signals a character-driven novel.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
For decades, Sweden was shorthand for the brand of high-tax, high-spend government that managed people’s lives from cradle to grave through state-run hospitals, schools and care homes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Practically since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, people have been saying that “compute” — shorthand for the immense computing power required by AI models — could become the oil of the 21st century.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
And so little wonder, then, that "May" has been used as a three-letter, one-word shorthand within Labour circles for months and months on end.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
"Who cares a fig about Sydelle Pulaski? Nobody, that's who. I'm no fool, you know. I knew I couldn't trust any one of you. You can't read my shorthand because I wrote in Polish."
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
Vocabulary lists containing shorthand
When You Reach Me
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