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short·ened

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sawed-off, sawn-off, shortenedadjective

    cut short

    "a sawed-off shotgun"; "a sawed-off broomstick"; "the shortened rope was easier to use"

  2. abbreviated, shortened, truncatedadjective

    cut short in duration

    "the abbreviated speech"; "her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking"; "an unsatisfactory truncated conversation"

  3. telescoped, shortenedadjective

    shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another

    "a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars"; "years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream"

  4. cut, shortenedadjective

    with parts removed

    "the drastically cut film"

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  1. shortened

    Shortened refers to something that has been made smaller, lesser, or shorter in length, duration, or extent. It often involves reducing or cutting down the original size, scope or time of something to make it more concise, convenient or manageable.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shortened in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shortened in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of shortened in a Sentence

  1. Antony Blinken:

    I'm not going to put a specific date on it, but with every passing day and Iran's refusal to engage in good faith, the runway gets shortened.

  2. Le Drian:

    The path to dialogue was there, but the parameters for a negotiation have been reduced and the margins shortened.

  3. Gavin Parry:

    We're post 'Japan Inc' earnings now and the focus is back on China where local brokers are talking about market reforms, many of which will have a direct market impact,, there's also a continued focus on the U.S. Federal Reserve, with a lot of sell-side banter about quantifying what level of rate increases brokers are expecting. The shortened trading week should mean low volume with a very domestica focus, but the long-term outlook is still good for the Nikkei as long as the yen continues to weaken against the dollar.

  4. Isseki Maeda:

    Bereaved families often feel guilty and wonder if they could do more for the patient, if they believed sedation shortened survival, their guilty feeling may become deeper. Our study indicated that continuous deep sedation did not shorten patient life or change patient’s dying process.

  5. Buddha:

    Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

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