shorthand
Example Sentences
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Friends and fans speculated about his absence and within India's comedy circles, his name became shorthand for the risks of online fame.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Those remarkable dressings displayed here reveal dynamic, shorthand ink vignettes—energetic hieroglyphs and vibrating, wiry stick figures whose spells discharge like lightning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Boston said she and her collaborators would often reference specific films — everything from “The Celebration” to “Uncut Gems” — as a shorthand for the tone they were hoping to strike in a given episode.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
News channel YTN lavished praise on Kang's "heartfelt message to Korea", referring to the movie by its affectionate shorthand "Kedehun", a combination of the title's first three syllables.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
The only thing was, when I tried to picture myself in some job, briskly jotting down line after line of shorthand, my mind went blank.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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