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
Nothing about this moment felt truncated.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncated
shortened
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Several Fort Worth-area football teams had their games shortened, postponed or canceled Friday.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Series was moved up to early September because the season was shortened because of World War I.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Truncated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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