TRUNCATED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

truncated

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Definition of truncated

past tense of truncate

as in shortened

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 truncated Running routes get truncated, as those exercising must run laps within a radius of an accessible bomb shelter. — Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026 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, 7 Apr. 2026 Which means their smartphone usage is truncated during the school day, during homework hours, and then it can be shut off altogether at night so that parents can sleep knowing their kids aren’t awake scrolling their smartphones. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 What’s also curiously glossed over — or at least truncated into a shorter segue than deserved — is Bernstein’s impact in Hollywood. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2026 The coup would have truncated nearly three decades of democratic rule in Africa's most populous country, which returned to democracy in 1999. — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 That process would usually be more truncated, with allocations occurring after the official pricing is decided, closer to the market open. — Ari Levy,leslie Picker, CNBC, 9 June 2026 The Ducks killed their first six penalties of the series but have since been touched up shorthanded on three of their past four PKs, with the fourth being truncated by an Edmonton infraction. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026 Cooper really spent parts of three seasons with Syracuse before the Tampa Bay Lightning promoted him, while two of Carberry’s three seasons with Hershey were truncated by the pandemic. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 May 2026

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On Monday, Philadelphia's Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade producer Todd Marcocci said the parade's route was shortened to about 1 mile because of the heat wave.

— Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 30 June 2026
As Bolis explained, Malvasia’s story reaches back to Monemvasia, the fortified Greek coastal town whose name the Venetians shortened to Malvasia.

— Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

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