CURTAILMENT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

curtailment

noun

Definition of curtailment

as in abridgment

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Recent Examples of curtailment Such an event would trigger emergency responses, including voluntary industrial curtailments. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026 Sideris said Duke was the first utility to require such curtailments from hyperscalers to get them onto the grid more quickly. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2026 In exchange for the curtailment of some freedoms, the people submit to an authority, thereby gaining protection and security. — George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026 The disruption reflects a broader curtailment of Holy Week traditions. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for curtailment

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Noun

The court found that the current cap violated the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of freedom of speech.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Without ever using the words, this House of the Dragon season evokes all-too-real fears about police funding, abridgment of freedom of speech and the insidiousness of theocratic rule.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026

Definition of abridgment

Noun

Used as a dinner roll, Scott reworked Savage’s original recipe to include more shortening, eggs, sugar, and water, achieving a richer flavor and a longer shelf life.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
Using a combination of butter and shortening helps get you a softer texture but maximum flavor.

— Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of shortening

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Then, as deregulation and contraction brought cost-cutting, more stations farmed out traffic coverage to the point that large numbers of radio stations get reports from people not even in their cities.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
The public market has not yet been asked, and the one adjacent listing it was asked about, Circle, drew a Morgan Stanley downgrade on USDC contraction within a year of its euphoric debut.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of contraction

Noun

Vanja recognized that the fitness industry’s focus on repetitive, linear movements actively contributes to physical constriction and chronic injury.

— Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The season emphasizes emotional constriction and physical limits, not literal clock time.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of constriction

Noun

Once she was moved to Boston, Clancy went into cardiac arrest and had to be revived with CPR and chest compressions, ICU nurse Rachelle Amedee said.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
My grandparents have found that compression socks help relieve some of the discomfort and swelling that comes from prolonged restricted movement by stimulating circulation in your legs.

— Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of compression

Noun

That phrase appears in a contracting document for Acentra Health that was first reported on by independent journalists through the newsletter Popular Information.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Carla Chiorazzo was appointed CFO of Adolfson & Peterson Construction, a national construction management and contracting firm.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of contracting

Noun

This system plays a role in modulating stress responsivity, fear extinction, emotional memory consolidation, and sleep–wake regulation.

— Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Yet because power consolidation took time, Khrushchev had to share power with Molotov, Malenkov, and others for years.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of consolidation

Noun

Yet when the latter is replaced by the abbreviation algol (Algorithmic Language), a whole other order of reference comes into view, involving celestial movements and mythic monstrosities.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
The recall notice includes brand abbreviations and some product descriptions, including use-by dates, but does not mention specific retailers, restaurants or product names.

— Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

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