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
The proportions on the jacket are also strange (too truncated at the bottom).
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Originally told in two parts, the Broadway version was truncated after the pandemic and retooled into a single, three and half hour show.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 June 2025
However, this disconnect is limited to only a handful of scenes, since Kapoor’s role is truncated to the point of feeling perfunctory.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 May 2025
One ideal that rung loudly at the presentation was that these students were unafraid to dream–rather than send designs down the runway that felt truncated, trendy or downright boring, the student designers chose an opposite route.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 May 2025
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Originally told in two parts, the Broadway version was truncated after the pandemic and retooled into a single, three and half hour show.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 June 2025
However, this disconnect is limited to only a handful of scenes, since Kapoor’s role is truncated to the point of feeling perfunctory.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 May 2025
One ideal that rung loudly at the presentation was that these students were unafraid to dream–rather than send designs down the runway that felt truncated, trendy or downright boring, the student designers chose an opposite route.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truncate
shorten
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This formula/habit/trend does not typically occur across the pond, so shortening 'Edgware Road' to 'Edgware,' does pose an issue.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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The committee members wrote the evaluation should focus on reducing development and production costs, shortening the schedule, and maintaining the SLS rocket's lift capability.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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“Truncate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truncate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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