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Recent Examples of curtailed
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Without the same amount of funding from USAID, the International Rescue Committee, which partners to deliver front-line health, surveillance, and outbreak preparedness activities in Congo, curtailed its programs.
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Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Many public services in South Florida will be closed or curtailed on Friday, July 3, in honor of Independence Day.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
His playing time has been curtailed as a result, though the backstop has still performed well defensively.
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Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
That conflict sharply curtailed the region’s oil exports and saw several gulf countries take direct retaliatory Iranian missile and drone hits.
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Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Developing countries in southeast Asia, and emerging markets like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, are having their LNG supplies curtailed by the Iran war.
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Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Since returning to power, the Taliban have steadily curtailed rights, restricting women’s freedom of movement, banning girls from education beyond primary school and enforcing morality laws that limit free expression and access to employment.
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Reuters,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Roundup cancer claims An ongoing battle over whether the popular Roundup weedkiller causes cancer could get curtailed or supercharged depending on whether the justices allow the manufacturer to be sued for failing to warn of cancer risks from the active ingredient glyphosate.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Verb
In the Siberian region of Zabayakalye, east of Lake Baikal, media reports said a garbage hauler suspended pickups and some bus services were curtailed.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Without the same amount of funding from USAID, the International Rescue Committee, which partners to deliver front-line health, surveillance, and outbreak preparedness activities in Congo, curtailed its programs.
—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Many public services in South Florida will be closed or curtailed on Friday, July 3, in honor of Independence Day.
—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
His playing time has been curtailed as a result, though the backstop has still performed well defensively.
—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
That conflict sharply curtailed the region’s oil exports and saw several gulf countries take direct retaliatory Iranian missile and drone hits.
—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Developing countries in southeast Asia, and emerging markets like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, are having their LNG supplies curtailed by the Iran war.
—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Since returning to power, the Taliban have steadily curtailed rights, restricting women’s freedom of movement, banning girls from education beyond primary school and enforcing morality laws that limit free expression and access to employment.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Roundup cancer claims An ongoing battle over whether the popular Roundup weedkiller causes cancer could get curtailed or supercharged depending on whether the justices allow the manufacturer to be sued for failing to warn of cancer risks from the active ingredient glyphosate.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtailed
Adjective
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That's the abridged version of the tricky nature of prosecuting a murder case without a body.
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For theater owners, even the abridged period of theatrical exclusivity is considered a win.
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On Monday, Philadelphia's Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade producer Todd Marcocci said the parade's route was shortened to about 1 mile because of the heat wave.
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As Bolis explained, Malvasia’s story reaches back to Monemvasia, the fortified Greek coastal town whose name the Venetians shortened to Malvasia.
Adjective
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In an abbreviated roadshow, SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 and told investors to take it or leave it.
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In recent years, shorts have been getting smaller, shorter, more abbreviated.
Adjective
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Whisk together sweetened condensed milk, heavy cream, extract, and salt in a medium bowl until smooth.
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The gallery presents a condensed history of blue-and-white ceramics globally in dishes, starting in the Middle East with a 9th century Iraqi piece.
Adjective
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Their exhilarating fusion of bebop virtuosity and intensely syncopated Cuban rhythms had a broad impact that built on the important, but lesser known, work of band leader Mario Bauzá.
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Playing percussive pizzicato as often as the traditional bow, Reid gives her long, rhythmic compositions plenty of spin, pop, and sizzle, focusing on syncopated action over textural brooding.
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The Vikings want to base out of the wide zone, where offensive linemen fire off the ball in tandem and running backs find clear cut-back lanes.
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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.
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“Curtailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtailed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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