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curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather
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Recent Examples of curtailed
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
That’s how the Stanford baseball player — whose athletic aspirations were curtailed by a shoulder injury junior year — ended up in investing.
—Stav Ziv, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
He was not required to take any drug tests and his access to players was not curtailed, the family’s attorney added.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
The passage of the referendums, whether both are approved or just one, will determine if the program reaches solvency, continues to limp along or must be significantly curtailed.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Many activists and journalists were imprisoned, press freedoms curtailed, organizations disbanded, and the Umbrella Movement was thoroughly crushed.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
The administration has bolstered military presence along the southern border, curtailed access to asylum through emergency powers, and accelerated mass deportations.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Following Fidel Castro’s departure from public life in 2008, Cuba’s subsequent leader, and Fidel’s brother, Raul Castro, announced a series of gradual steps intended to encourage private enterprise that had long been curtailed by the government.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The decision to scrap an access-all-areas documentary — as revealed by The Athletic in July — also curtailed what could have been a valuable source of income.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The missing context is that Disney severely curtailed the release of the film because of the Chinese government’s pushback.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
That’s how the Stanford baseball player — whose athletic aspirations were curtailed by a shoulder injury junior year — ended up in investing.
—Stav Ziv, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
He was not required to take any drug tests and his access to players was not curtailed, the family’s attorney added.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
The passage of the referendums, whether both are approved or just one, will determine if the program reaches solvency, continues to limp along or must be significantly curtailed.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Many activists and journalists were imprisoned, press freedoms curtailed, organizations disbanded, and the Umbrella Movement was thoroughly crushed.
—Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
The administration has bolstered military presence along the southern border, curtailed access to asylum through emergency powers, and accelerated mass deportations.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Following Fidel Castro’s departure from public life in 2008, Cuba’s subsequent leader, and Fidel’s brother, Raul Castro, announced a series of gradual steps intended to encourage private enterprise that had long been curtailed by the government.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
The decision to scrap an access-all-areas documentary — as revealed by The Athletic in July — also curtailed what could have been a valuable source of income.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtailed
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Although Bloomingdale's shortened its return window to 30 days from 90 days last year, shoppers appreciate the other perks, according to Nancy Quinn, a personal stylist at the flagship store in New York City.—
Jessica Dickler,Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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Sam's Club previously had shortened hours on Sunday.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That's the abridged version of the tricky nature of prosecuting a murder case without a body.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2023
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For theater owners, even the abridged period of theatrical exclusivity is considered a win.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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Ohtani threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings in an abbreviated start.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Key Takeaways Small caps lead weekly gains, Russell 2000 jumps 3.5% Jobs report shows strength, but private sector lags behind Markets calm despite tariff uncertainty and Elon Musk drama Despite the abbreviated trading week, stocks posted decent gains.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Evolution is incremental and Legends: Z-A is as significant as those increments can be within the confines of Game Freak’s condensed release schedule.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of production, the cast underwent their own condensed boot camp: marching drills, rifle range training, pack runs in the Louisiana heat where the show was filmed.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Michael’s mandolin is at times a flute, snare drum or synthesizer, and during a syncopated funk groove on Feel Like a Stranger, all three at once.—
John Briley,
Outside,
28 Sep. 2025
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As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Alexander Sorloth was one of the first to reap the rewards of simply ignoring the offside trap, sidefooting home from a cut-back for Atletico Madrid back in March after Conor Gallagher was set free down the left.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Both were from similar actions, where Paintsil tapped in a cut-back pass that nobody on Sporting’s back line anticipated.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Curtailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtailed. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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