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
That’s long before a perpetrator starts their prison sentence, however truncated.
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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
Nothing about this moment felt truncated.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
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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
Nothing about this moment felt truncated.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncated
shortened
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The timeframe for the festival was also shortened this year from two weeks to one week as a result of the convention center closure.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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Chun and his successor Roh, whose two-decade initial prison term was also shortened, both received presidential pardons a few years later.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Truncated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncated. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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