truncated
adjective
trun·cat·ed
ˈtrəŋ-ˌkā-təd 
ˈtrən-
1
a
: cut short : curtailed
a truncated schedule
b
: lacking an expected or normal element (such as a syllable) at the beginning or end : catalectic
2
: having the apex replaced by a plane section and especially by one parallel to the base
a truncated cone
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With delays to protect whales, the truncated 2021-22 season ran from Dec. 29 to April 8, and the 2022-23 season from Dec. 31 to April 15.
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
The generator presents a unique opportunity to add and arrange verses that did not make the original track, though some of them appeared on the truncated radio edit which was dropped this week.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Shifting toward truncated reading was meant to help train kids to better synthesize information from texts, Antero Garcia, a Stanford education professor, said to the outlet.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
Common Ground organizer Kevin Solomon said the truncated board should not act on the proposal.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
The generator presents a unique opportunity to add and arrange verses that did not make the original track, though some of them appeared on the truncated radio edit which was dropped this week.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Shifting toward truncated reading was meant to help train kids to better synthesize information from texts, Antero Garcia, a Stanford education professor, said to the outlet.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
Common Ground organizer Kevin Solomon said the truncated board should not act on the proposal.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Truncated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truncated. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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