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

All of which is beating around the bush on the way to say that the set was pretty unassailable for an abridgement of what is about to come on tour.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of abridgment

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Beginning in the early 20th century, the chemical process of hydrogenation allowed producers to turn liquid vegetable oils into semisolid fats suitable for shortening and margarine.

— Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
The inaccuracies of the old map include the shortening of Africa, and the relative expansion of North America and Eurasia.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of shortening

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Monthly payroll contraction in industries with a higher share of women workers like government also diluted overall gains for women in the month, Stahle said.

— Alex Harring,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
That plunge in work amid the larger Hollywood contraction has challenged industry unions as well.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of contraction

Noun

These snakes kill their prey by constriction and then swallow it whole.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Those whose feet are wont to slip out of their kicks while in motion will be happy to know that the Novablast 6’s tongue and overall construction locks the entire foot in without constriction.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of constriction

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The second, Stillpoint, aims to release and restore calm with a deep oil-free massage, along with rocking compressions, assisted stretches, and Kansa wand techniques.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
For larger workloads, batch processing can handle multiple files for tasks such as conversion, merging, compression, OCR, printing, encryption, and adding or removing watermarks.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of compression

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Experts say the risk of contracting rabies from a bat remains low, but the disease is almost always fatal once symptoms appear and is preventable with prompt treatment.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
This included contracting with OpenAI to provide ChatGPT Edu to all its faculty, staff and students and setting up an advisory board to advocate for AI skills needed in the state’s workforce.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of contracting

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That created a sense of urgency for the remaining dozen or so communications employees tasked with pushing forward website consolidation under the new administration.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
The combination also would position the three TV studios for future consolidation.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of consolidation

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The second is a partial abbreviation in the answer, which is TP-ED — as in, toilet-papered a house.

— Sam Corbin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
For spacing purposes, Steele has removed the following words – left, at, by, went, had, in, the, to, for, and, then and got – and has crafted his own abbreviations.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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