TRUNCATING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

truncating

verb

present participle of truncate

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 When the vintage Danish armchairs arrived, their legs were exposed, says Moser, and Shetty pointed out that on screen, this had the effect of truncating guests’ legs. — Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 2 Aug. 2026 The Phillies are truncating his outings — his max pitch count has been 70 — to extend his season longer. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 12 July 2026 Those who show up late or not at all get removal orders, further truncating the already limited due process available to immigrants. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 May 2026 After three years of closures that shuttered different sections of Highway 1, truncating the 100-mile drive between Carmel and Cambria, the area has seen a surge in tourism that officials want to ensure doesn’t overrun the area. — Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026 The longtime illusion of a mainstream industry involved truncating both ends of the bell curve, the radical and the mercenary. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

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shortening

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As an investor at Point72, the hedge fund of billionaire Steve Cohen, Shaffer watched Wall Street turn private fund shares into digital tokens without shortening investors’ waits to cash out.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
The mission definitely succeeded, shortening the little asteroid's orbit around a larger rock called Didymos by about 33 minutes.

— Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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