Examples of 'shorthand' in a sentence

Meaning of "shorthand"

shorthand (noun) - a system of writing that uses symbols or abbreviations to represent words or phrases, allowing for quick note-taking or transcription. It is commonly used in journalism, business meetings, and court reporting
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  • A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.
  • Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.
  • To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand.
  • To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

How to use "shorthand" in a sentence

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Such shorthand must not become a precedent.
She is the gay shorthand for joy.
A shorthand term for a very complex situation.
These are useful shorthand for clear hierarchies.
Shorthand systems may be considered constructed scripts.
My typing and shorthand is not good enough.
Shorthand typist with mediocre mental aptitudes.
Women speak a shorthand with each other.
Shorthand writing is the most traditional method.
The first modern shorthand systems were geometric.
You will have to brush up your shorthand.
The shorthand of which looked like this.
He went to secretarial school as a boy and took shorthand.
It is misleading shorthand to refer to it as an environmental liability directive.
Just trying to keep in touch with my shorthand.

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Common shorthand for the condition is MesPGN.
Thought you cub reporters were supposed to be doing shorthand.
They provide a shorthand to quickly communicate ideas.
Characters breaking into song is a great shorthand.
These icons are shorthand for petition status.
She took down the speech in shorthand.
They offer a shorthand at explaining the world.
American popular culture is also recognized in shorthand.
A megatonne is shorthand for one million tonnes.
There are three basic categories of written shorthand.
I have a shorthand that gets me there quicker.
As a young woman she worked as a shorthand typist.
These shorthand expressions are known as smileys or emoticons.
A lot of reporters use their own shorthand.
Scramjet is shorthand for supersonic combustion ramjet.
I do not think this new shorthand is helping.
The shorthand reference for the case.
Today bighorn is cultural shorthand for disaster.
A dB is a shorthand way to express the ratio of two.
Should have taken that shorthand course.
That is the shorthand message of a new book.
I will stay home and study shorthand.
It is usually shorthand for other longer names.
Many consultants use jargon as an easy shorthand.
This is the shorthand name of the skill.
These titles have become a kind of shorthand.
This is the shorthand notation for animation.
The following properties are all shorthand properties.
Trucker shorthand brutalizes my vocabulary banks.
Another use of hyperbole is as a sort of verbal shorthand.
There was this shorthand of a long marriage.
I believe it is time to put the shorthand aside.
Internet shorthand for by the way.
It may be helpful to use this shorthand notation.
Shorthand pad and magnifying glass.

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