truncate
verb
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Synonyms & Antonyms for truncate
Synonyms: Verb
abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut back, dock, elide, shorten, syncopate
Antonyms: Verb
elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract
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a truncated version of the 11 o'clock newscast followed the awards show, which ran over its time slotâas it always doesRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
Those 15 minutes of silent reading have been truncated and moved into the advisory periods set for Mondays and Fridays. — Andrew J. Campa, Burbank Leader, "Changes are in store for Luther Burbank Middle Schoolâs class schedule," 8 Aug. 2019 Nearly a third of the genes have picked up mutations that cause them to produce a protein that is truncated, with translation stopping before the full protein is made. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Infectious cancer hasnât done much over the last 4,000 years," 3 Aug. 2019 But the plot involving Gyllenâs estranged dad (Ben Chaplin), who has decided to start a new family in southwestern France, feels truncated, hardly giving enough time for their big crisis to develop. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Roads': Film Review," 30 July 2019 This stat truncates difficulty scores at 33 because if ATP rankings were used, unseeded players would be over-weighted (in my opinion). — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "How Does Djokovic's Wimbledon Win Impact His GOAT Status?," 24 July 2019 His first year was truncated by injury problems, whilst Dembele looked short of confidence for large periods last term. — SI.com, "Ousmane Dembele Handed Barcelona Lifeline as Blaugrana Decide to Ignore Offers for Frenchman," 20 June 2019 But truncating the speech to a few minutes can be as brutal as seeing a literary masterpiece reduced to a few lines on an inspirational greeting card. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "On the Oratory Trail in Iowa," 11 June 2019 Rising production costs, combined with the huge cost of those land wars and an economic recession, truncated the number of Zumwalts from 32 to seven, and finally to just three. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "As the Final Zumwalt-Class Stealth Destroyer Launches, the Shipsâ Fate Remains Unclear," 11 Dec. 2018 Bank regulations have expanded and tightened, cross-border financial linkages (such as via bank lending) have been truncated, and the Fed has worked far harder to support growth. — WSJ, "Corrections & Amplifications," 11 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'truncate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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