as in shortened
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 truncated
Her figures are truncated and pushed over the edges of the frame, faces often obscured or composited.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Nothing about this moment felt truncated.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Nothing about this moment felt truncated.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for truncated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncated
shortened
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Several previous stages of the race held before Sunday had been shortened or changed because of similar protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Thanks for all the fantastic questions, some of which have been edited or shortened for clarity.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Truncated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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