as in shortened
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 truncated
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
The coup would have truncated nearly three decades of democratic rule in Africa's most populous country, which returned to democracy in 1999.
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ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Originally told in two parts, the Broadway version was truncated after the pandemic and retooled into a single, three-and-half-hour show.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
Running routes get truncated, as those exercising must run laps within a radius of an accessible bomb shelter.
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Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2026
The coup would have truncated nearly three decades of democratic rule in Africa's most populous country, which returned to democracy in 1999.
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ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Originally told in two parts, the Broadway version was truncated after the pandemic and retooled into a single, three-and-half-hour show.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
Running routes get truncated, as those exercising must run laps within a radius of an accessible bomb shelter.
—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncated
shortened
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On Monday, Philadelphia's Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade producer Todd Marcocci said the parade's route was shortened to about 1 mile because of the heat wave.
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As Bolis explained, Malvasia’s story reaches back to Monemvasia, the fortified Greek coastal town whose name the Venetians shortened to Malvasia.
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“Truncated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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