Shortened in a sentence and paraphrased in a sentence.

Here are examples of the word/phrase "shortened" used in a sentence and paraphrased in a sentence...

The article was shortened because it contained too many characters.

The article was minimized because it contained too many characters.

Due to an emergency back home, my vacation time had to be shortened.

Due to an emergency back home, my vacation time had to be truncated.

When she took off her shoes, her height was shortened.

When she took off her shoes, her height was minimized.

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