as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
the library's hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs
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Recent Examples of abridge
Establishing spheres of influence involves a dominant power abridging the sovereignty of geographically proximate states—as Trump is seeking to do with Canada, Greenland, and Mexico and as China is attempting with Taiwan.
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Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
By one estimate, The Witcher has lost nearly half its viewers since season one, and Hissrich’s seven-season plan has been abridged to five.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
In its response, Meta noted that the First Amendment prohibited the government — not a private party — from abridging speech.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Many have abridged it and updated it and riffed on it over the decades.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
By one estimate, The Witcher has lost nearly half its viewers since season one, and Hissrich’s seven-season plan has been abridged to five.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
In its response, Meta noted that the First Amendment prohibited the government — not a private party — from abridging speech.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Many have abridged it and updated it and riffed on it over the decades.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abridge
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Linking Brazil's Atlantic coast with the Pacific Ocean in Peru could shorten shipping times to Asian markets by as much as 12 days compared with current routes passing through the Panama Canal.—
Theo Burman
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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For injuries, vibration therapy can shorten healing time.—
Kristin Auble,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
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In the challenge to a federal subsidy program for phone and internet service, for example, the court passed up a chance to further curtail the power of federal agencies.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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To curtail Hamas’ ability to purchase weapons and pay its fighters, Israel stopped allowing cash to enter Gaza at the start of the war.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
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“Abridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridge. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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