CURTAILMENTS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

curtailments

noun

plural of curtailment

as in abridgments

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as in cutbacks

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Noun

Missile inventories cannot refill instantly because the underlying network was never built for sudden, sustained high-volume demand.

— Dennis Mitzner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Some have seen their inventories literally go up in smoke and, despite promises of compensation, many are facing imminent bankruptcy.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of inventories

Noun

In northwest suburban Northlake, the average homeowner would save more than $2,000 on their annual tax bill — a difference of almost 30% — if local data centers did not receive valuation reductions and incentives, according to the analysis.

— Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Historically, organizations have achieved dramatic cost reductions through outsourcing, labor arbitrage, and operating model redesign.

— Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of reductions

Noun

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
One of football betting’s favourite abbreviations and the concept is refreshingly uncomplicated.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 11 June 2026

Definition of abbreviations

Noun

Multiple cuts from his latest album, The Romantic – which was released earlier this year after a lengthy break since his last solo collection – are performing well.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
California will have the smallest at 440,000 acre-feet; Nevada will take 50,000 acre-feet less water; and Arizona will endure the steepest cuts at 760,000 acre-feet.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of cuts

Noun

In healthcare, for example, an admissions department that once required 10 people may need two as AI handles referral summaries, reimbursement assessments and coordination workflows.

— Dave Wessinger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The software could also generate summaries after each exercise.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of summaries

Noun

Among the books found missing from UCLA's collections were classic compendiums of Chinese cultural heritage.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Any new boxed set in the series of Beach Boys compendiums that have been released sequentially over the years has been highly anticipated by hardcore fans.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026

Definition of compendiums

Noun

Then be sure to read our roundups of the best binoculars and telescopes available in 2026.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Our preseason coverage is a springboard to months of coverage that will include game stories, roundups, rankings, features, breaking news and more.

— Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of roundups

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