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
Things had to be truncated or moved around, but a lot of the favorite moments have made it in.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
That’s long before a perpetrator starts their prison sentence, however truncated.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
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
Her figures are truncated and pushed over the edges of the frame, faces often obscured or composited.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
That’s long before a perpetrator starts their prison sentence, however truncated.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
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
Her figures are truncated and pushed over the edges of the frame, faces often obscured or composited.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncated
shortened
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Ahead of last week's Michigan State series, Schlossnagle expressed regret that freshmen Brett Crossland and Brody Walls and transfer Haiden Leffew had not yet pitched in a real-game situation since two of the Longhorns' four games to that point had been shortened.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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Plus, the game has been shortened from 39 days to 26—so castaways are content to simply suffer through it, relying on reward challenges for brief respite.—
Kristen Geil,
Outside,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Truncated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncated. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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