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
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
The first was truncated by a too many men penalty and the second one, at the end of the period, did not click at all and the B’s went into the third up by what felt like a slim goal.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Without it, architecture becomes an incomplete record, its forms intact but its meaning truncated.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
Party insiders pick a nominee, campaigns are truncated to a few short weeks, and challengers are locked out before the public ever hears their names.
—Grace Rauh, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
The first was truncated by a too many men penalty and the second one, at the end of the period, did not click at all and the B’s went into the third up by what felt like a slim goal.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Without it, architecture becomes an incomplete record, its forms intact but its meaning truncated.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
Party insiders pick a nominee, campaigns are truncated to a few short weeks, and challengers are locked out before the public ever hears their names.
—Grace Rauh, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncate
shorten
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The goal is not to avoid the valley but to shorten the stay.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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While shortening attention spans may be to blame for the shift in literature, Huehls argues that some writers are intentionally engaging with it.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Truncate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncate. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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