as in to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
curtailed the school day because of the stormy weather
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moves to curtail the public comment process on health regulations.
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Still, with moves to curtail if not shutter the CFPB, the Trump administration signals a reluctance to rein in potentially harmful or predatory behavior on the part of big banks, says Hamrick.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Healey and state lawmakers on Beacon Hill have drastically curtailed access to the emergency assistance program, including by cutting back the maximum amount of time a family can stay in a shelter to six months and capping the system at 4,000 families starting at the end of this year.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The government's 2024 request also sought to have Google's investment in AI firms curtailed even though this isn't directly related to search.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Still, with moves to curtail if not shutter the CFPB, the Trump administration signals a reluctance to rein in potentially harmful or predatory behavior on the part of big banks, says Hamrick.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Healey and state lawmakers on Beacon Hill have drastically curtailed access to the emergency assistance program, including by cutting back the maximum amount of time a family can stay in a shelter to six months and capping the system at 4,000 families starting at the end of this year.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
The government's 2024 request also sought to have Google's investment in AI firms curtailed even though this isn't directly related to search.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Curtail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtail. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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