Cut short
Cut short verb - Make shorter as if by cutting off.
Little
Little adjective - Having relatively little height.
Cut short and little are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cut short" instead an adjective "Little".
Nearby Word: littleness
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Since his affair with Elphaba was a little more morally grey and got tragically cut short, fics based on the Book tend to be a little more fair.
Source: Die For Our Ship / Literature - We later get to hear a little bit of what else happened from Marnia, but her story also gets cut short abruptly and the audience never does get the full flashback.
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Eric did go on to become a very good player until his career (and that of his little brother) was cut short by injuries.
Source: Stage Mom
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