shortcut
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Definition of shortcut
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— called also hot key
shortcut
verbDefinition of shortcut (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms & Antonyms for shortcut
Synonyms: Verb
beat, bypass, circumvent, dodge, get around, sidestep, skirt
Antonyms: Verb
comply (with), follow, keep, obey, observe
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Examples of shortcut in a Sentence
Noun
Wait, I know a shortcut. Turn left here. We took a shortcut home. Let's take the shortcut through the woods. I used a shortcut to calculate the total weight. There are no shortcuts to learning another language. Mistakes were made because too many shortcuts were taken.Verb
are you sure there's no way to shortcut the entrance requirements?
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
But, there are some who take shortcuts to even the simplest of recipes, opting to skip the egg separation and whipping method. — Illyanna Maisonet, SFChronicle.com, "How my hankering for brazo gitano led to a Stockton cherry orchard," 16 Aug. 2019 In a world where college dropouts are business heroes, and only suckers pay their taxes, Ruiz would be the undisputed champion of taking shortcuts. — Oliver Staley, Quartz, "Marathon cheater Rosie Ruiz was an anti-hero ahead of her time," 9 Aug. 2019 Advocates of a morally correct path to happiness also disapprove of taking shortcuts to pleasure with the help of psychotropic drugs. — Rafael Euba, Quartzy, "Why striving for happiness makes people miserable," 23 July 2019 There, too, federal judges have halted work and chastised federal agencies for taking shortcuts in approving work permits. — Washington Post, "Feds reconsidering permit for power lines near historic Jamestown, but there’s a hitch: They’re already built," 18 July 2019 People take shortcuts, rely on convenience without price shopping. — Chris Kornelis, WSJ, "The Biggest Ways People Waste Money," 14 June 2019 Montages can make for effective dramatic shorthand, especially with a template as well worn as the gangster picture, but here that shorthand feels more like a shortcut, a means of glossing over the all-important minutiae. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Mob wives take over ‘The Kitchen,’ a ‘70s crime drama with more sizzle than steak," 8 Aug. 2019 Drivers who used the Ardmore Street bridge over Brays Bayou will have to find a new shortcut for the next year. — Roy Kent, Houston Chronicle, "Ardmore Street at Brays Bayou closed for bridge replacement in central Houston," 1 Aug. 2019 Williams, then 51, with the beefy body of a former wrestler gone slightly to seed, was always working the angles, looking for shortcuts to success and mostly stumbling. — Marshall Allen, ProPublica, "Health Insurers Make It Easy for Scammers to Steal Millions. Who Pays? You.," 19 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The Warriors do not want to shortcut his development. — Mark Medina, The Mercury News, "Warriors mailbag: Making sense of the Warriors’ free agency moves," 12 July 2019 Rest assured, these aren’t actual apps, but instead shortcuts to Nokia’s web client. — Michael Zelenko, The Verge, "There’s no perfect minimalist phone — yet," 3 May 2018 To push revenues to 2008 levels, Zinke would have to do more than sell leases and help companies shortcut environmental regs. — Elliott D. Woods, Outside Online, "Zinke's Plan to Fund the Park Service Is Pure Fantasy," 24 Mar. 2018 Lidia Bastianich knows how to shortcut even the simplest of recipes. — Jill Wendholt Silva, charlotteobserver, "Want to celebrate with style? Celebrate like an Italian – Lidia Bastianich | Charlotte Observer," 22 Dec. 2017 Technically, pesto should be pounded or processed to a paste, but sometimes shortcuts pay off. — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, "Pasta with Chopped Pesto," 19 Aug. 2017 These kinds of horizontal gene transfers, where genes shortcut the usual passage from parent to offspring and instead move directly between individuals, are rare in animals, but common among bacteria. — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, "How Mushrooms Became Magic," 24 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shortcut.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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