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
During the African leaders’ introductions, Trump asked the leaders speaking after Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to truncate their remarks.
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 9 July 2025
There’s a cool, if truncated, car chase in which AMELIA treats humans like roadblocks, flinging us into traffic by freezing scooters and releasing cash from sidewalk ATMs.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
In time, Shahn worried that his imagination was truncated by photography, or that people thought as much.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
The proportions on the jacket are also strange (too truncated at the bottom).
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 9 July 2025
There’s a cool, if truncated, car chase in which AMELIA treats humans like roadblocks, flinging us into traffic by freezing scooters and releasing cash from sidewalk ATMs.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
In time, Shahn worried that his imagination was truncated by photography, or that people thought as much.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
The proportions on the jacket are also strange (too truncated at the bottom).
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncate
shorten
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After some major studios clutched their pearls over AMC Theatres‘ decision to book more ads before each movie’s showtime, sources are telling us that the No. 1 circuit is working to shorten its preshow.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Trump cited Russia's continued drone and missile strikes on Ukraine when issuing his ultimatum to the Kremlin, which was initially set at 50 days but later shortened to only 10 days.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Truncate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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