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
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
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncating
shortening
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Features of the proposal include new crossings to Bailey Fountain, shortening the crossing at Flatbush and Vanderbilt Avenues, creating an accessible path near Bailey Fountain and shifting the bike path north.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Orion entered the atmosphere on a steeper trajectory, shortening the heat shield’s exposure time to extreme heating.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Truncating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncating. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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