shorthand
Example Sentences
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Both the Nuremberg shorthand and Mr. Deluzio’s claim miss the mark: There is no general, affirmative legal duty to disobey an unlawful order.
And it’s not exactly a puzzle how gravy made the leap from kitchen staple to shorthand for little luxuries.
From Salon
“It became shorthand for ‘we know the identity of that source,” he added.
From Washington Post
If the Wing was a shorthand for female aspiration, the bookshelf was a visual symbol of the brand.
From Los Angeles Times
His initial response to the complaint was to tweet the number four, shorthand to his 3.9 million followers to ignore the news.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
