FYI, ctrl-d isn't a shortcut to exit terminal. It sends EOF (end of file) character which, when reaches shell, closes stdinput file of shell. It generally closes any active interactive input, like all repls, interactive input to sed etc. When interactive shell loses possibility to get more input, it closes as soon as possible and then its parent, the terminal window, also closes. More-less :)
Here are some super simple ones I didn't see that I use almost every day:
cl="clear"
g="git"
h="history"
ll="ls -al"
path='echo -e ${PATH//:/\\n}'
lv="live-server"
And for common navigation:
dl="cd ~/Downloads"
dt="cd ~/Desktop"