Failed
Shortened
Shortened adjective - Cut short.
Failed and shortened are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Failed" instead a verb "Shortened".
Nearby Words: short, shortening
Both words in one sentence
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Bred as a Tyke Bomb, he was a failed Half-Human Hybrid born with enhanced physical abilities, but a significantly shortened lifespan.
Source: Stoic Woobie -
The last man to enter the picture was a young Paul Levesque, who — after his own failed stint with WCW — signed with the WWF and became Hunter Hearst Helmsley (later shortened to simply Triple H).The five men would amass a staggering amount of backstage power as a group.
Source: Wrestling / The Kliq -
Due to a bug, he failed to deliver a critical clue in IV, and every later appearance he would remember something important he had to tell the Avatar: information that would've shortened the previous game had he relayed it then.
Source: Remembered Too Late
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