truncated

adjective

trun·cat·ed ˈtrəŋ-ˌkā-təd

ˈtrən-

Synonyms of truncated next

: cut short : curtailed

a truncated schedule

: lacking an expected or normal element (such as a syllable) at the beginning or end : catalectic

: having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base

a truncated cone

Examples of truncated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For weeks, some have been drawing up and circulating notional plans for a truncated nominating contest that would culminate at the party’s convention in Chicago in August. —

Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 July 2024 It was done in a truncated amount of time and after the tourist season ended. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2024 Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, after all, took the truncated Jewish state the United Nations offered in 1947 and built on it. —

Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2020 Less than a month removed from his win at a truncated Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, lighting and rain threatened New Hampshire Motor Speedway throughout the weekend. —

Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for truncated

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