as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
some of the quotations from the movie had to be truncated to fit on tie-in products
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Recent Examples of truncate
The proportions on the jacket are also strange (too truncated at the bottom).
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Originally told in two parts, the Broadway version was truncated after the pandemic and retooled into a single, three and half hour show.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 June 2025
However, this disconnect is limited to only a handful of scenes, since Kapoor’s role is truncated to the point of feeling perfunctory.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 May 2025
One ideal that rung loudly at the presentation was that these students were unafraid to dream–rather than send designs down the runway that felt truncated, trendy or downright boring, the student designers chose an opposite route.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 May 2025
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Originally told in two parts, the Broadway version was truncated after the pandemic and retooled into a single, three and half hour show.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 June 2025
However, this disconnect is limited to only a handful of scenes, since Kapoor’s role is truncated to the point of feeling perfunctory.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 May 2025
One ideal that rung loudly at the presentation was that these students were unafraid to dream–rather than send designs down the runway that felt truncated, trendy or downright boring, the student designers chose an opposite route.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncate
shorten
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Linking Brazil's Atlantic coast with the Pacific Ocean in Peru could shorten shipping times to Asian markets by as much as 12 days compared with current routes passing through the Panama Canal.—
Theo Burman
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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For injuries, vibration therapy can shorten healing time.—
Kristin Auble,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
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“Truncate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncate. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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