as in shortens
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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shortens
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This approach reduces labor costs and shortens resale cycles.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Every cut to the CDC, every withdrawal from WHO, every concession to anti-science populism shortens lives — not only in Chicago, Harlem and Houston but also in Lagos, Caracas, Mumbai, Gaza and Nairobi.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Truncates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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