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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Cronin said practices were truncated and some days involved only weight lifting and workouts for players who didn’t play in games.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
When he is remembered, his story is heavily truncated.
—Naima Cochrane, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
But analysts note that Tesla’s sales and profits would be hit hard if Mr. Trump successfully repealed or truncated the electric-vehicle tax credit, California’s clean-air waiver and other such policies.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The Rams truncated Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell’s play sheet as a result, but the loss numbers also illustrated how deep Darnold kept getting into his drops which in turn illustrated the longer-developing route concepts the Rams predicted the Vikings would stay latched onto.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
When he is remembered, his story is heavily truncated.
—Naima Cochrane, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
But analysts note that Tesla’s sales and profits would be hit hard if Mr. Trump successfully repealed or truncated the electric-vehicle tax credit, California’s clean-air waiver and other such policies.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The Rams truncated Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell’s play sheet as a result, but the loss numbers also illustrated how deep Darnold kept getting into his drops which in turn illustrated the longer-developing route concepts the Rams predicted the Vikings would stay latched onto.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Truncate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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