CURTAILMENTS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

curtailments

noun

plural of curtailment

as in abridgments

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Noun

Longer-term supply agreements first, then prepayments and strategic inventories, then financing arrangements or direct investments in producers.

— Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
As power demand rose, natural-gas inventories were drawn down.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of inventories

Noun

Retatrutide has produced some of the largest weight loss results reported in obesity drug trials to date, and Bikman said published data on the drug demonstrate substantial reductions in liver fat, triglycerides and fasting insulin.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Adding creatine to an exercise and diet intervention resulted in greater reductions in body fat percentage, better preservation of lean body mass, and marked improvements in upper- and lower-body strength compared to a placebo.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of reductions

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There will be controversy, grift and venality, supporters will get lost and lose themselves in a fog of legalese, accounting and abbreviations — VAR, SCR, LOL, FFS — there will be ugliness and misgivings and a lot of meh.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 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

Definition of abbreviations

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The measure would affect roughly 200 of California's billionaires, with the money going to cover federal Medi-Cal cuts.

— Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
While the government touted Rubin’s overtime savings, Local 64 leaders said the cuts meant less staff and resulted in unsafe operations.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of cuts

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Many users express frustration with AI's inaccuracies, misleading information, and the intrusive nature of AI summaries.

— Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Agentic systems require enterprises to understand where personal data is transformed into summaries, classifications, profiles, embeddings or other persistent outputs that may still relate to an individual.

— Kobi Nissan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of summaries

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But before streaming made separating singles wheat from album chaff almost free and very easy, greatest-hits compendiums were ubiquitous, a way for the industry to turn early investment into real profit.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
Among the books found missing from UCLA's collections were classic compendiums of Chinese cultural heritage.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of compendiums

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The agent may rely on information beyond the product catalogue, including product specifications, reviews, editorial coverage, affiliate roundups, retailer information and other third-party sources.

— Max Sinclair, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
His mass roundups virtually eliminated violent crime in his country, by jailing more than 90,000 people suspected of gang ties, many without due process.

— Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of roundups

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