TRUNCATE Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

truncate

verb

ˈtrəŋ-ˌkāt

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 Instead, the parody designation is truncated and replaced with ellipses. —

Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024 The gatherings took place as polls show a close race as little time remains for either candidate to attract voters in a presidential campaign already truncated by President Joe Biden's July decision to drop out and endorse Harris. —

Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2024 Matthew did such a great job at truncating it while not losing that magic that Casey made. —

Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024 Why the scoring system came to be is a mystery, but it is meant to represent the quarters of a clock face (15, 30, 45 with game at 60), but 'forty-five' was deemed to be too long to say, so was truncated to 40. —

NBC News, 28 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for truncate