as in stenography
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Recent Examples of steno
The steno keyboard is specially designed to press multiple keys at once to capture entire syllables or words in a single stroke.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
Live captioning is an entirely different animal, and those workers use steno machines, like those used in courtrooms, to create hyperfast captions.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2023
So, to keep himself organized, Horton started writing everything down in a steno pad notebook.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022
In April 1948, Cena, who died in 2016, took a job as a steno clerk at the Santa Fe Railway in Chicago and worked his way up the ladder to eventually become president and chief executive officer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.
—Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2021
The steno machines look like laptops with smaller screens.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2019
Unlike a computer keyboard, the steno keys are virtually silent, save for a soft pattering.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2019
While these quick-twitch skills are mostly used in courtrooms and in boardrooms, veteran reporters and captioners relish the ability to compete against one another on steno’s biggest stage: the National Speed and Realtime competitions.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2019
Screenshots from the video provided by Power that show close-ups of a trial exhibit, a steno book belonging to the No.
—Mike Carter, The Seattle Times, 4 Feb. 2019
Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025
Live captioning is an entirely different animal, and those workers use steno machines, like those used in courtrooms, to create hyperfast captions.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2023
So, to keep himself organized, Horton started writing everything down in a steno pad notebook.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022
In April 1948, Cena, who died in 2016, took a job as a steno clerk at the Santa Fe Railway in Chicago and worked his way up the ladder to eventually become president and chief executive officer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.
—Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2021
The steno machines look like laptops with smaller screens.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2019
Unlike a computer keyboard, the steno keys are virtually silent, save for a soft pattering.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2019
While these quick-twitch skills are mostly used in courtrooms and in boardrooms, veteran reporters and captioners relish the ability to compete against one another on steno’s biggest stage: the National Speed and Realtime competitions.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2019
Screenshots from the video provided by Power that show close-ups of a trial exhibit, a steno book belonging to the No.
—Mike Carter, The Seattle Times, 4 Feb. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steno
Noun
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The first year focuses on learning stenography theory.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Over 25 months, the cost of professional services/fees for the Carolina Blue matter topped $500,000, according to documents obtained by The Athletic. Invoices in the Carolina Blue matter listed an additional $120,000 for court reporting, which is generally a reference to stenography services.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Soon The Handmaid’s Tale—and especially its instantly iconic costuming—became cultural shorthand for protesting against real-world patriarchy.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
28 May 2025
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The approval of the amendment's ballot title and popular name, which are used as shorthand to describe the measure on the ballot, is a required step before the League of Women Voters can begin collecting signatures.—
Neal Earley,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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“Steno.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steno. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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