as in truncated
to make less in extent or duration
we decided to shorten the distance we had to walk home by cutting across the neighbor's lawn if Grandma has to go shopping today, you'll need to shorten your visit
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Recent Examples of shortened
Anthony Shore, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the Italian F4 championship season came, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Germany’s ADAC Formula Four Championship, where Crawford missed the title by two points.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The quake, which shifted Earth’s axis slightly and shortened the length of the day, remains Japan’s most destructive natural disaster in modern history.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Routes 52, 97, 107 and 287 are being shortened and will no longer make stops along the busway.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Rodgers played two tumultuous and injury-shortened seasons with New York before the team cut him from its roster this past offseason.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Procurement timelines have shortened and nations continue to increase their budgets.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Visitor spending in rural towns drops as trips are canceled or shortened, which affects small businesses that often contribute volunteer time or direct donations to stewardship projects.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Although Bloomingdale's shortened its return window to 30 days from 90 days last year, shoppers appreciate the other perks, according to Nancy Quinn, a personal stylist at the flagship store in New York City.
—Jessica Dickler,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The name Andersen Consulting was often shortened to AC.
—Anthony Shore, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the Italian F4 championship season came, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Germany’s ADAC Formula Four Championship, where Crawford missed the title by two points.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The quake, which shifted Earth’s axis slightly and shortened the length of the day, remains Japan’s most destructive natural disaster in modern history.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Routes 52, 97, 107 and 287 are being shortened and will no longer make stops along the busway.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Rodgers played two tumultuous and injury-shortened seasons with New York before the team cut him from its roster this past offseason.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Procurement timelines have shortened and nations continue to increase their budgets.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Visitor spending in rural towns drops as trips are canceled or shortened, which affects small businesses that often contribute volunteer time or direct donations to stewardship projects.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Although Bloomingdale's shortened its return window to 30 days from 90 days last year, shoppers appreciate the other perks, according to Nancy Quinn, a personal stylist at the flagship store in New York City.
—Jessica Dickler,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortened
Verb
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That motion, even if abbreviated, is an indicator that an O-lineman is getting his body ready to absorb the blow of a pass rusher on a potential throw.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the quintet — vocalist Dexter Holland, bassist Todd Morse, multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy and drummer Brandon Pertzborn — then joined in for a rocking (yet, sadly, abbreviated) take on that same album’s legendary title track.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Some are empowered and evolved and some are truncated and lost.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Thereafter, however, knee injuries in 2022 and 2023 prevented him from walking off the field healthy in Week 18 — and then a biceps injury in 2024 truncated his season to just five games played.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That's the abridged version of the tricky nature of prosecuting a murder case without a body.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2023
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For theater owners, even the abridged period of theatrical exclusivity is considered a win.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2022
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To start, there are the fabric covers—the latest issue featuring a series of iconic William Morris prints, full-bleed images and heavyweight paper at a time when most of the industry has been reduced to flimsy stock.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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Staffing has reportedly been reduced by 50 percent in some areas since the shutdown started.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Evolution is incremental and Legends: Z-A is as significant as those increments can be within the confines of Game Freak’s condensed release schedule.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of production, the cast underwent their own condensed boot camp: marching drills, rifle range training, pack runs in the Louisiana heat where the show was filmed.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But some federal services have been curtailed.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The missing context is that Disney severely curtailed the release of the film because of the Chinese government’s pushback.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How dare this newcomer suggest that the towering maple between their properties be trimmed or cut down?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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It should be cooked thoroughly and not raw, trimmed of excess fat, cut into bite-sized pieces appropriate for the dog’s size and free from dog toxins such as garlic, onion or excessive salt.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Shortened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortened. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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