Explained
Shortened
Shortened adjective - Cut short.
Explained and shortened are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explained" instead a verb "Shortened".
Nearby Words: short, shortening
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The conflict was drastically shortened in later revisions of the history, so Garona was explained to be the result of forced mating between orcs and draenei, magically-aged and brainwashed to serve as an advance scout.
Source: Rapid Aging
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