as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather
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After several testy town halls, NBC News reports Republicans are likely to curtail them, either by doing tele-town halls, vetting attendees or stopping them altogether.
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
But the request remained in limbo as López Obrador severely curtailed his country’s cooperation with the U.S. to protest undercover American law enforcement operations targeting Mexican political and military officials.
—Philip Marcelo and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Sales were flat in the fourth quarter, with its key fashion and leather goods division curtailing its declines.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Grad school is in trouble To Super, the administrative lawyer, curtailing posting to the Federal Register constituted yet another strategy intended to circumvent court orders.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
But the request remained in limbo as López Obrador severely curtailed his country’s cooperation with the U.S. to protest undercover American law enforcement operations targeting Mexican political and military officials.
—Philip Marcelo and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Sales were flat in the fourth quarter, with its key fashion and leather goods division curtailing its declines.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Grad school is in trouble To Super, the administrative lawyer, curtailing posting to the Federal Register constituted yet another strategy intended to circumvent court orders.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Curtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtail. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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