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synonyms for curtail
- cut back
- decrease
- diminish
- downsize
- halt
- lessen
- reduce
- shorten
- slash
- trim
- abbreviate
- chop
- clip
- contract
- cramp
- cut
- dock
- lop
- minify
- retrench
- truncate
- boil down
- get to meat
- pare down
- put in nutshell
- roll back
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How to use curtail in a sentence
The first precious boxloads of the frozen elixir arrived in December, bearing great promise for curtailing the pandemic that has paralyzed the region and the world.
Confusion and chaos: Inside the vaccine rollout in D.C., Maryland and Virginia | Julie Zauzmer, Gregory S. Schneider, Erin Cox | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostSenior House Democrats on Monday night proposed sending $1,400 stimulus payments to Americans with up to $75,000 in annual income, rejecting an earlier plan under consideration to sharply curtail the benefits.
House Democrats reject plan to sharply curtail $1,400 stimulus payments in coronavirus relief package | Jeff Stein, Erica Werner | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostAs the exhibition argues for conservation of resources and curtailing the rampant consumption destroying the planet, it does so in the vernacular of excess.
Baltimore exhibition of outsider art celebrates nature’s ‘excess’ with a wake-up call about pollution | Kelsey Ables | February 8, 2021 | Washington Post
Moreover, efforts to curtail no-excuse early voting have nothing to do with election security.
The District approved hundreds of temporary outdoor dining permits last year that allowed businesses to take advantage of unused sidewalk space, alleys and parking lanes — generating a lifeline as indoor dining was shut down or drastically curtailed.
‘Streateries’ are thriving, but only in some parts of D.C. Now Bowser wants to expand them. | Michael Brice-Saddler, Fritz Hahn | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostRail at the bigots in Washington on TV seeking to curtail equality?
With the World Cup fast approaching, Brazil is attempting to curtail its controversial soccer fan clubs.
But it is also time to curtail the demand for ivory in Asia.
The Curse of CAR: Warlords, Blood Diamonds, and Dead Elephants | Christopher Day | May 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe promises of benefit are false, and government action to curtail this kind of fraud is long overdue.
FDA Moves to Crack Down on Quack Autism ‘Cures’ | Russell Saunders | April 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBill de Blasio successfully campaigned for mayor on the promise to curtail it.
Thereafter severe repressive measures were taken to curtail its power.
The narrator dwelt on the flirtation lovingly, and at great length, but here we are obliged to curtail it.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramThe lords accepted the colonists' petition, and gave forth that they did not intend to curtail their liberties.
William Bradford of Plymouth | Albert Hale PlumbThe nobles and the clergy adhered tenaciously to their privileges, and the Court would curtail none of its unnecessary expenses.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume IX | John LordHence anything which will curtail our sufferings and add to our pleasures or our powers, should be sought as the highest good.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John Lord
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