truncated
adjective
trun·cat·ed
ˈtrəŋ-ˌkā-təd 
ˈtrən-
1
a
: cut short : curtailed
a truncated schedule
b
: lacking an expected or normal element (such as a syllable) at the beginning or end : catalectic
2
: having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base
a truncated cone
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Joao Pedro was Brighton’s joint-top scorer with Welbeck and Mitoma in the Premier League last season, with 10 goals (Rutter got five in his truncated campaign).
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The video ads produced by the RSLC echo similar, albeit truncated, arguments as their radio counterparts.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
The tour hit the metro twice in three months, with a truncated show at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand coming across as rushed and the full set at what was then Xcel Energy Center feeling overstuffed and too long.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
The approach makes the computationally affordable method known as the truncated Wigner approximation (TWA) accessible for a much wider range of real-world problems.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The video ads produced by the RSLC echo similar, albeit truncated, arguments as their radio counterparts.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
The tour hit the metro twice in three months, with a truncated show at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand coming across as rushed and the full set at what was then Xcel Energy Center feeling overstuffed and too long.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
The approach makes the computationally affordable method known as the truncated Wigner approximation (TWA) accessible for a much wider range of real-world problems.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Truncated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truncated. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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