Definition of TRUNCATE

Examples of truncate in a Sentence

Verb

a truncated version of the 11 o'clock newscast followed the awards show, which ran over its time slot—as it always does

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Rising production costs, combined with the huge cost of those land wars and an economic recession, truncated the number of Zumwalts from 32 to seven, and finally to just three. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "As the Final Zumwalt-Class Stealth Destroyer Launches, the Ships’ Fate Remains Unclear," 11 Dec. 2018 Bank regulations have expanded and tightened, cross-border financial linkages (such as via bank lending) have been truncated, and the Fed has worked far harder to support growth. — WSJ, "Corrections & Amplifications," 11 Sep. 2018 The emails—most from about 2012 to 2014—are far from conclusive, lacking context and in some cases truncated. — Kirsten Grind, WSJ, "Facebook Considered Charging for Access to User Data," 28 Nov. 2018 The Navy truncated the program to just 3 subs, each of which cost $4.4 billion each, and turned its attention to developing the smaller, more versatile, more affordable Virginia class. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Navy’s Next Attack Submarine Will Be Big, Expensive," 22 Oct. 2018 While the challenge often is truncating an abundance of material, sometimes the dilemma is the opposite. — Carita Rizzo, The Hollywood Reporter, "Writers on 'Versace,' 'Tupac' and More Reveal Secrets to Bringing True Tales to the Screen," 1 June 2018 In addition to potential weekend sessions and truncating the August recess, the senators floated an interesting idea for handling regular fiscal 2019 spending bills ahead of August. — Tribune News Service, NOLA.com, "Bill Cassidy, John Kennedy join GOP colleagues urging Senate to skip August recess," 15 May 2018 The endings are frequently murky and strange, often abruptly truncated. — Parul Sehgal, New York Times, "A Master Storyteller From 19th-Century Brazil, Heir to the Greats and Entirely Sui Generis," 6 June 2018 After a 16-month absence from Slam tennis, and at the age of 36, Williams won her first three matches and looked to be a real contender in Paris before this pectoral injury truncated her tournament. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Three Thoughts on Serena Williams' Withdrawl From French Open," 4 June 2018

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