as in shortening
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 truncating
Those who show up late or not at all get removal orders, further truncating the already limited due process available to immigrants.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 May 2026
After three years of closures that shuttered different sections of Highway 1, truncating the 100-mile drive between Carmel and Cambria, the area has seen a surge in tourism that officials want to ensure doesn’t overrun the area.
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Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
The longtime illusion of a mainstream industry involved truncating both ends of the bell curve, the radical and the mercenary.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
26 May 2026
After three years of closures that shuttered different sections of Highway 1, truncating the 100-mile drive between Carmel and Cambria, the area has seen a surge in tourism that officials want to ensure doesn’t overrun the area.
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Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
The longtime illusion of a mainstream industry involved truncating both ends of the bell curve, the radical and the mercenary.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncating
shortening
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While anagen duration is largely inherited, factors like nutrition, stress, and hormones significantly influence hair health and loss, with androgens notably shortening scalp hair's growth phase.
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The changes allow some large IPOs to become eligible for the Nasdaq-100 after just 15 trading days, dramatically shortening what had historically been a far longer waiting period.
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“Truncating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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