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Shorten By Cutting Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TRUNCATE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: TRUNCATE

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We think the answer is "TRUNCATE" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
  • verb
  • • Replace a corner by a plane
  • • Approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
  • • Make shorter as if by cutting off
  • adjective
  • • Truncated.
  • • Having an abrupt termination.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "You can truncate this sentence to make it shorter."
  • • "He decided to truncate the article to fit the word count limit."

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