curtail
verb (used with object)
is curtailing
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present progressiveof curtail (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But Meghan Gohil, parent of a 9th-grader at Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, said the district is curtailing a learning tool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative, but is curtailing her schedule as a result of her husband’s positive test.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
The NFL is curtailing daily testing of all players, vaccinated or unvaccinated, for COVID-19.
From Fox News ● Jan. 22, 2022
The Chinese flooding is curtailing the transport of coal from mining regions such as Inner Mongolia and Shanxi, the state planner says, just as power plants need fuel to meet peak summer demand.
From Reuters ● Jul. 23, 2021
Photographers must know that fogging and blurring the image is curtailing the experience of it.
From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Marsden Hartley
