as in reduces
to make less in extent or duration
we decided to shorten the distance we had to walk home by cutting across the neighbor's lawn if Grandma has to go shopping today, you'll need to shorten your visit
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Recent Examples of shortens
In Tennessee, a pardon serves as a statement of forgiveness to someone who has completed their prison sentence and is no longer incarcerated, while commutation shortens a sentence but lets the conviction stand.
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Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Backflip’s technology dramatically shortens the design-to-production pipeline, empowering anyone to create complex, high-resolution 3D models in minutes.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Highly accurate, full-color, virtual digital twins help Henkel and his team address a lot of questions that dramatically shortens the time of a relocation project.
—Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Obesity significantly shortens a feline's life span and increases the risk of developing various health issues.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
That shortens the traditional shopping season and changes the rhythm of holiday travel.
—David Koenig, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Their ability to generalize across various domains shortens development cycles, giving businesses access to advanced AI without the need for extensive resources or expertise.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
By the end, he’s called Grand Elf, and shortens it to Gandalf.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Backflip’s technology dramatically shortens the design-to-production pipeline, empowering anyone to create complex, high-resolution 3D models in minutes.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Highly accurate, full-color, virtual digital twins help Henkel and his team address a lot of questions that dramatically shortens the time of a relocation project.
—Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Obesity significantly shortens a feline's life span and increases the risk of developing various health issues.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
That shortens the traditional shopping season and changes the rhythm of holiday travel.
—David Koenig, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Their ability to generalize across various domains shortens development cycles, giving businesses access to advanced AI without the need for extensive resources or expertise.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
By the end, he’s called Grand Elf, and shortens it to Gandalf.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Shortens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortens. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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