1
as in little
having relatively little height
a lot of boys are shorter than the girls in middle school, but they quickly catch up by high school
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2
as in brief
not lasting for a considerable time
fortunately for those of us in the hot sun, the graduation speech was short and to the point
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as in lacking
not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need
regrettably, the art supplies are short this year, so you'll have to share
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4
as in brittle
having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure
short pastry
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as in blunt
being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner
I didn't mean to be so short with you by responding to your request with a snippy "I'm busy!"
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as in abruptly
with great suddenness
the bicyclist ahead of me unexpectedly pulled up short and I unavoidably plowed into him
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years
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as in feature
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Recent Examples of short
Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Their video ends with a short clip of the two dogs, tuckered out after playing in the garden, asleep side-by-side in the house.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Brett Appley, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Even with the best tools, any data strategy will fall short without employee buy-in and understanding.
—Cory McNeley, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Also, make sure to keep the extension cord elevated above the snow so that moisture doesn't cause the snow blower to short out.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
Shirt and shorts covered in mud, Dowman got up, brushed himself down (literally) and didn’t have any issue with the challenge.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Congress must fund the government by March 14, the next government shutdown deadline – leaving only six short weeks of session for lawmakers to iron out the details.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Their video ends with a short clip of the two dogs, tuckered out after playing in the garden, asleep side-by-side in the house.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Adverb
The primary difference is that Dariush has fallen short recently, while Moicano has not.
—Brett Appley, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Even with the best tools, any data strategy will fall short without employee buy-in and understanding.
—Cory McNeley, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
Even though traders upped their bets on more easing, others are shorting Treasuries (pressuring prices and increasing rates) in a bet that the Fed will make a wrong move.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Also, make sure to keep the extension cord elevated above the snow so that moisture doesn't cause the snow blower to short out.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
The city has become a regular location for indie films, TV movies and shorts, as well as hosting production companies that produce industrial films and commercials.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
Shirt and shorts covered in mud, Dowman got up, brushed himself down (literally) and didn’t have any issue with the challenge.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short
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Given how little Cohen material has been auctioned off, the sale will be also a barometer of how much Cohen’s legend has grown since his death in 2016.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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Foreign assistance has been the target of ire from Republicans in Congress and Trump administration officials, but the funding accounts for very little of the overall US budget, at about 1% of federal budget obligations.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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The chinks in the armor are most pronounced in the brief glimpses of Hao’s home life; his wife is a lifestyle coach for women and domestic conversations tend to arc towards tense gender essentialism.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Now, after a requisite quarantine and brief preview period for zoo members, the panda exhibit and its accompanying Giant Panda Cam are back on full display.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2025
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The singer/songwriter’s voice had transformed into something lower and more weathered with her drug usage, and the set drew rave reviews for its modern sounds and brittle energy.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2025
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When your nails are feeling weak and brittle, nail strengthener is a great option for bringing them back to health.—
Jamie Wilson,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While tariffs offer a quick, broad response to unfair trade practices, they're often criticized as too blunt an instrument.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Officers found Mary Ogle dead inside the house with apparent blunt force trauma, police said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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The movie was scheduled for release on April 12, 2019 but was abruptly removed from the release schedule in March 2018.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Campaigning abruptly halted, and the usual calendar of awards-season events evaporated.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Jair Bolsonaro’s Stay-Out-of-Jail Card: The former Brazilian president, squeezed by criminal investigations, is looking to Trump, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to shift his nation’s politics — and maybe keep him a free man.—
Ruth Maclean,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Use a fire extinguisher by pulling the pin, aiming at the base of the fire, squeezing the lever slowly and sweeping the nozzle side to side For a grease fire, try to cover the flames with a lid or pan to snuff them out.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
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JetBlue in September added new features to its mobile app, such as gate information and a countdown to boarding.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2025
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See the Headliner, narrative feature and TV premieres section below.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The stems are bright green and covered in small spines that look like fuzz or hair.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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Bad decisions — the kind that can be, if not reversed, at least remedied — are an essential part of adolescence: lapses that teach us about our desires, our impulses, our weaknesses, our essential character, and leave us with no greater damage than a throbbing hangover or a small, smudgy tattoo.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Short.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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