as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather
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Recent Examples of curtail
Spotify also cut 15 jobs in its podcast division, curtailing the headcount at The Ringer and Spotify Studios by about 5%.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
The shortage has also been made worse by an infestation of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, just across the border in Mexico, significantly curtailing beef imports from that country.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
But until that happens, tracking use of screens—let alone trying to curtail it—will have little meaning.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Still, Steil's press release suggests the legislation would curtail Milwaukee County's federal transit money if enacted.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
The shortage has also been made worse by an infestation of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, just across the border in Mexico, significantly curtailing beef imports from that country.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
But until that happens, tracking use of screens—let alone trying to curtail it—will have little meaning.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Still, Steil's press release suggests the legislation would curtail Milwaukee County's federal transit money if enacted.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtail
shorten
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In 2020, the Italian F4 championship season came, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Germany’s ADAC Formula Four Championship, where Crawford missed the title by two points.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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An immediate switch back to the Red Sea would shorten supply chains dramatically, causing a temporary doubling of arrivals from Asia to Europe for two weeks.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Curtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtail. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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