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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shortens a sentence, say last seen in New York Times puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PARAPHRASES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PARAPHRASES Shortens a sentence, say (11) New York Times Nov 7, 2015
95% EDIT Shorten a sentence, say (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 26, 2024
8% EDITS Shortens sentences, say (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 12, 2022
7% LIFE Long sentence (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
7% MAAM Shortened "sir" counterpart (4) Newsday Sep 2, 2025
7% SYNTAX Positioning of words in sentences (6) The Telegraph Quick Aug 17, 2025
7% ETAL List-shortening abbr. (4) Newsday Aug 10, 2025
7% EDITDOWN Shorten in the cutting room (8) Wall Street Journal Aug 9, 2025
7% STRETCH Extend sentence (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 5, 2025
7% TIL Shortened preposition (3) Newsday Jul 31, 2025

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