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Shortens meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of shorten
Example sentences (20)
Westminster Cuts Spring Break and Shortens Spring 2021 Semester NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- This week, Westminster College announced modifications to its spring 2021 academic calendar that eliminates spring break and shortens the semester.
CISOs and their teams need to respond more quickly, as the breakout time window shortens, to minimize costs and ancillary damages caused by attackers.
The trap is an effective strategy because it shortens the amount of time and space that the opposing team has with the puck, which in turn makes it easier for a player's team to win.
It also boosts oxygen saturation, lowers cortisol levels, promotes pre-feeding behaviour, and shortens hospital stays.
The College Board decided to change the format of the test because it is easier to take and administer, and it shortens the test time slightly.
Air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, according to a study last month.
Images show mass burials at a New York City public cemetery as city shortens deadline for claiming dead.
It also shortens life expectancy.
President Rouhani made the remarks during the inauguration of the section I of Tehran-Shomal freeway which shortens the route between the Iranian capital and Mazandaran province.
The legislation shortens the requirements for the time between an application for union certification and an employee vote from 10 days to five business days.
This week’s Thanksgiving holiday shortens work time at the Capitol.
Until the NFL shortens its preseason, there will be one goal in late July and early August.
Facebook is known to be a resource hog anyway — it reportedly shortens battery life significantly, due to its need to refresh and update on a regular basis.
Go read up on how playing in the NFL significantly shortens most players lifespans and then tell us that they why don’t deserve this money.
A characteristic of metaplastic bone is that it lengthens and shortens over time, extending and resorbing to form new shapes.
Another source of sound change is the erosion of words as pronunciation gradually becomes increasingly indistinct and shortens words, leaving out syllables or sounds.
Helicopter service between the airports shortens travel time.
However, muscles adapt to the lengths at which they are chronically held, citation so that if a paralyzed muscle is stretched by its antagonist, it grows longer, while the antagonist shortens, yielding a permanent effect.
In a tournament, the boat speeds up or the rope shortens until the skier fails to complete the slalom course by falling or missing a buoy.
In some cases, a person with a muscle disease will get progressively weaker to the extent that it shortens lifespan due to heart and breathing complications.