as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather
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Recent Examples of curtail
Acknowledging those concerns, Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing for the majority said use of NEPA to stymie energy and infrastructure programs has gotten out of hand and needs to be curtailed.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 May 2025
Rand Champion, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Corrections, said in a Wednesday press briefing that the search area has expanded but rainy and overcast conditions have limited the use of drones and helicopters, in addition to curtailing the effectiveness of tracking dogs.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Hundreds of bills have been introduced in other state legislatures to curtail trans rights.
—Sarah Barringer, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
Ironically, Trump has simultaneously curtailed, and even effectively eliminated, any realistic path of asylum for refugees from Mexico, Central and South America.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 May 2025
Rand Champion, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Corrections, said in a Wednesday press briefing that the search area has expanded but rainy and overcast conditions have limited the use of drones and helicopters, in addition to curtailing the effectiveness of tracking dogs.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Hundreds of bills have been introduced in other state legislatures to curtail trans rights.
—Sarah Barringer, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
Ironically, Trump has simultaneously curtailed, and even effectively eliminated, any realistic path of asylum for refugees from Mexico, Central and South America.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtail
shorten
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Among them, Florida is the only team to do so after playing a full 82-game regular season in all three years, as Tampa Bay’s first two seasons were shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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Only time separates us from that result, and what matters most is shortening that time.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 June 2025
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“Curtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtail. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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