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
The coaching staff won’t ask Penix to curtail his aggressiveness.
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Josh Kendall, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Tensions ran high at the Pflugerville City Council meeting on Tuesday during a heated debate on whether to support legislation in the 89th Texas Legislative Session aimed at curtailing emergency service districts.
—Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
China controls 90% of the world’s most powerful rare-earth magnets, and Ford Motor recently had to curtail some production due to a magnet shortage.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Privatization would likely narrow the reach of the U.S.P.S., to say nothing of curtailing its affordability, especially for rural customers like those Grant served in Appalachia.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
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Josh Kendall, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Tensions ran high at the Pflugerville City Council meeting on Tuesday during a heated debate on whether to support legislation in the 89th Texas Legislative Session aimed at curtailing emergency service districts.
—Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
China controls 90% of the world’s most powerful rare-earth magnets, and Ford Motor recently had to curtail some production due to a magnet shortage.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Privatization would likely narrow the reach of the U.S.P.S., to say nothing of curtailing its affordability, especially for rural customers like those Grant served in Appalachia.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtail
shorten
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This formula/habit/trend does not typically occur across the pond, so shortening 'Edgware Road' to 'Edgware,' does pose an issue.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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The committee members wrote the evaluation should focus on reducing development and production costs, shortening the schedule, and maintaining the SLS rocket's lift capability.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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“Curtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtail. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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