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Wiktionary

  1. shorternoun

    A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.

  2. shorteradjective

    comparative form of short : more short.

    There are two routes to get there. We're in a rush so we'll take the shorter one.

Wikidata

  1. Shorter

    Shorter is a town in Macon County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 355.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SHORTER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shorter is ranked #4092 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Shorter surname appeared 8,675 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Shorter.

    58.1% or 5,045 total occurrences were Black.
    35.9% or 3,118 total occurrences were White.
    2.9% or 258 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.9% or 169 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.5% or 47 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 38 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Shorter' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4212

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shorter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shorter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Shorter in a Sentence

  1. Miguel Hernán:

    The earlier they are applied, the shorter the time they are needed.

  2. Andrew Fenelon:

    The idea that Americans live several years shorter than we would expect them to, given the level of development, is sort of already known, but every time I come across that number it seems staggering that we get two fewer years of life just for living here.

  3. Jonathan Wasserstrum:

    We're seeing a higher percentage of people who want more shorter-term leases, in times of uncertainty you want flexibility.

  4. Dave Miles:

    People commenting on ‘swing’ will most certainly provide gibberish for answers, as swing is about feel, simply put: Longer, heavier barrels will swing smoother, while shorter, lighter barrels will be more maneuverable but will not offer the same ‘swing,’ or momentum, that a heavier barrel has.

  5. Ashley Whillans:

    In my personal life, my husband started taking a toll route that was a little more expensive so his commute would be shorter. We know that longer commuters generally make us unhappier.

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