shorten
verb (used with object)
shortened
Example Sentences
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Formula 1 grands prix will return to their standard distance in 2028 after the maximum length was shortened for next season.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
President Lee Jae Myung hailed the successful voyage, saying it "shortened the one-way sailing time by 10 days compared with the conventional route via the Suez Canal".
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Ms. Browne’s magnificent life of the naturalist, originally published in two volumes in 1995 and 2002, is now available in a shortened and updated version.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Time in the jailhouse for the “Mo Money Mo Problems” rapper has been shortened several times this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
He saw the Tens stroking their new shortened hair, the females shaking their heads to feel the unaccustomed lightness without the heavy braids they had worn so long.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
