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or abridgement
as in overview
a shortened version of a written work
this Italian-English pocket dictionary is an abridgment of the hardback edition
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Recent Examples of abridgment
At the start, Henry labored alone, and Frank applied himself to another joint project, an abridgment of the O.E.D.
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Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The firm sued, calling the order a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech and Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process - a requirement for the government to use a fair legal process.
—Mike Scarcella and David Thomas, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The court later ruled that Congress’ efforts to impose similar limits with respect to noncitizens being detained at Guantanamo Bay under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 were an unconstitutional abridgment of habeas corpus rights.
—Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Nationalism has been a liberating force, but it has also been exploited to justify the abridgment of rights.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
One of the common frustrations of watching movies adapted from books is the inevitable abridgment of the source material.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
Nation/World As school gets underway and coronavirus cases rise, masks are returning to some American classrooms - and reviving the country’s fraught political debate over whether face coverings are common sense or an abridgment of freedom.
—Hannah Natanson, Fenit Nirappil, Maegan Vazquez, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The firm sued, calling the order a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech and Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process - a requirement for the government to use a fair legal process.
—Mike Scarcella and David Thomas, USA Today, 3 May 2025
The court later ruled that Congress’ efforts to impose similar limits with respect to noncitizens being detained at Guantanamo Bay under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 were an unconstitutional abridgment of habeas corpus rights.
—Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
Nationalism has been a liberating force, but it has also been exploited to justify the abridgment of rights.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Soon enough, other companies and products entered the field for better (Recorded Books) or worse (abridgments).
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
One of the common frustrations of watching movies adapted from books is the inevitable abridgment of the source material.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
Nation/World As school gets underway and coronavirus cases rise, masks are returning to some American classrooms - and reviving the country’s fraught political debate over whether face coverings are common sense or an abridgment of freedom.
—Hannah Natanson, Fenit Nirappil, Maegan Vazquez, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abridgment
Noun
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The first sixty pages provide a masterly chronological overview of the Peasants’ War.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The chart below provides a comparison overview of regular butter and brown butter.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Yellow can be found on the pushers, the crown, the midcase, the outline around the dial, and one of the chronograph hands, while purple appears on the other chronograph hand, around the dial, and on the tachymeter scale.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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This creates an outline that extends beyond the natural lip line, so that the lips appear bigger or fuller.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though her early figurative sculptures like The Great Blessing of Abraham and Angel of Joshua are overt in their religious references, her abstract Burntworks feel no less reverent.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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One of the only reports, an abstract from researchers at the University of Miami and Vanderbilt University that was published in 2010 and presented at an international meeting for autism research, looked at autism among the Amish from Indiana and Ohio.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Inside, temperature layers could create condensation to support plant growth.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Paint will degrade over time in unregulated temperatures, especially as weather fluctuates for the seasons, and electronics will collect condensation in their circuit boards, internal pieces, and electrical equipment—all of which will cause warping and corrosion over time.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The first two abbreviations are easy enough to understand.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Joshua Jahn wrote using an abbreviation for armor-piercing, according to the FBI.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Abridgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abridgment. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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