as in to shorten
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 truncate
Cooper really spent parts of three seasons with Syracuse before the Tampa Bay Lightning promoted him, while two of Carberry’s three seasons with Hershey were truncated by the pandemic.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
This year’s free-agency period was uniquely truncated, essentially lasting only 13 days because of the duration of CBA negotiations — and creating a flurry of activity as a result.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2026
The Ducks killed their first six penalties of the series but have since been touched up shorthanded on three of their past four PKs, with the fourth being truncated by an Edmonton infraction.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
What’s also curiously glossed over — or at least truncated into a shorter segue than deserved — is Bernstein’s impact in Hollywood.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2026
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
This year’s free-agency period was uniquely truncated, essentially lasting only 13 days because of the duration of CBA negotiations — and creating a flurry of activity as a result.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2026
The Ducks killed their first six penalties of the series but have since been touched up shorthanded on three of their past four PKs, with the fourth being truncated by an Edmonton infraction.
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Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
What’s also curiously glossed over — or at least truncated into a shorter segue than deserved — is Bernstein’s impact in Hollywood.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncate
shorten
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Late 19th and Early 20th Century Most Western states capitalized on the barriers imposed on divorce and lessened their residency requirements to shorten the length of time one had to reside in the state to be able to file for divorce.
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The heat wave has also forced the FIFA Fan Festival at Lemon Hill to shorten its hours on July Fourth and adjust its match schedule starting Tuesday through Friday.
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“Truncate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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