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curtailed

CEFR: C1

Reduced in extent, duration, or quantity; imposed strict statutory or physical limits upon.

Synonyms

restricted
truncated

Common Collocations

severely curtailed
curtailed activities
curtailed expenditure

Example Sentence

During the financial austerity crisis, municipal authorities drastically curtailed public library funding.

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