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Shorter Words and Phrases

Complex Words/Phrases   Simpler Words/Phrases
a majority of   most
a majority of the time   usually
accordingly   therefore, so
acquire, purchase   buy
activate   start
actual experience   experience
adding together   adding
additional   more
advance planning   planning
aforementioned   these
along the lines of   like
any and all   all
applicable   apply to
apprise   tell
approximately   about
as a general rule   generally
as per   as, according to
as soon as   when
as well as   and
as you may or may not know   as you may know
ascertain   learn
assistance   aid, help
at a later date   later
at about   about
at all times   always
at this point in time   now
at your earliest convenience   soon or by x date
attributable   due
attempt   try
by means of   by
can be in a position to   can
cancel out   cancel
check into   check
close proximity   near
compensate   pay
completion   end
configuration shape,   design
consequently   so
considerable   much
correspondence   letter
demonstrate   show
discontinue   stop
disseminate   distribute
due to the fact that   because
during the time that   while
employ   hire or use
encounter   meet
exceedingly   very
exhibit   show
facilitate   help, ease
for the purpose of   for
foregoing   this, these
free of charge   free
function   work, act
furthermore   also
in accordance with   according to
in advance of   before
in all probability   probably
in connection with   about
in many instances   often
in order that, in order to   to
in reference to, in regard to   about
in spite of the fact that   although
cite   to refer to or make reference of
sight   a scene or scenery, or the ability to see
site   a place
in the amount of   for
in the event that   if
in the matter of   about
in the near future   soon
in this day and age   nowadays, now
in view of the fact that   because
inasmuch as   because
indebtedness   debt
indicate   show
inform   tell
interface with   call, meet, discuss
leverage   use
make a recommendation that   recommend
methodology   method, process, approach
modification   change
numerous   many
of a confidential nature   confidential
on account of the fact that   because
on the grounds that   because
owing to the fact that   because
perform an analysis of   analyze
perspective   view
pertaining to   about
possesses   has
prior to   before
proceed   go
provided that   if
purchase   buy
pursuant to   since
regarding the matter of   about
request   ask
subsequent to   after, since
subsequently   later
terminate   end
the question as to whether   whether
transmit   send
utilization   use
utilize   use
visualize   see
whether or not   whether
with regard to   about