Definition of cutnext
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as in to skip
to fail to attend a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses

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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet

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as in to mow
to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of you need to cut the lawn very soon—before it becomes a jungle

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as in to intersect
to divide by passing through or across a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half

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cut

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noun

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as in slice
a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting choose cuts of meat that have very little visible fat

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as in inch
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking one of the new recruits is a cut above the rest in intelligence

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as in share
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group received my cut of the profits from the garage sale

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cut

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cut
Verb
To avoid cutting workers, Torani cut back on other expenses instead, including marketing and advertising. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 But when the broadcast cuts to either crowd in a clinching scenario, keep in mind the people who are there are hoping to see history made. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
Last week, Netflix launched its largest round of job cuts since 2022, laying off about 1,000 staffers, 6% of its global workforce. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 The Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was supposed to force automatic Medicare cuts if spending exceeded target growth rates, was repealed in 2018 without ever becoming operational. — Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut
Verb
  • Afterward, Lindsay slit her wrists and neck, then jumped out of a second-story window.
    — Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Instead Justine shows up to slit his throat and take the baby from him, leaving him for dead; the child winds up disappearing with Holtz into a hell dimension.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Melting wafers, or chocolate melts, enable you to skip the tempering process.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That feud went public during Jordan's 2016 stint on The Bachelorette, kicking off years of familial cold-shouldering and skipped family weddings.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Justice Diana Kavedza Mochache said in a hearing lasting more than eight hours that in some cases children were isolated and denied food while their parents watched.
    — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Analyzing them together helps cancel some random variations and isolate the underlying physics.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • While fashion has spent decades trying to shave seconds off sewing time, this occupies only a fraction of a much longer timeline for getting a shirt to the shop floor.
    — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Miley Cyrus shaved the head of a fan who’s being treated for breast cancer.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • One skeleton is mowing right over another, while others tend to buckets of slime, climb on the larger figures and play around the yard.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, lawn-mowing machines shred them, leaving plastic fragments in the soil for a very long time.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The plan, earlier reported by Semafor, will allow the company to issue new stock — for acquisitions, to lure top AI talent, and to pay for chips — without diluting Mark Zuckerberg’s control.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Even where mold has been detected, brewing dilutes the concentration and lowers any health risk.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • Though his stage presence could easily veer into a machismo-heavy persona, Robles sets himself apart in comedy by being the opposite.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • On the way back, a vehicle in the convoy veered off the road and fell into a ravine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • Years later, in 2030, his story intersects with that of his daughter, who makes her own pilgrimage to the Arctic Circle amidst political and environmental upheaval.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The island has long been home to skilled ceramicists, textile makers, glassblowers, and leatherworkers, but these practices are increasingly intersecting with a more contemporary design sensibility.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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