cuts out

present tense third-person singular of cut out
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as in dies
to stop functioning the engine abruptly cut out

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as in replaces
to take the place of this ambitious new friend of hers seems to be cutting out people that she's known for years

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Recent Examples of cuts out Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 If mechanical parts fail or electricity cuts out, coolant circulation can quickly stop. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Power flows immediately on contact and cuts out the second the limb lifts. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 Others are keeping data analog longer, since early digitization is expensive and skipping it for certain operations cuts out a major power drain. — David Schie, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 While the district has made hefty budget cuts in the last year to slash its looming deficit, Oakland Unified Superintendent Denise Saddler said officials have been able to keep most of the cuts out of the classroom. — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 The video footage, taken from a vehicle, doesn’t show the head technique and cuts out after a minute. — Alex Brizee july 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026 Nolan does away with the frame and cuts out the Phaeacians, but the film’s adventure episodes remain largely faithful to the poem. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 Quince’s business model cuts out traditional middlemen like distributors to offer these high-quality materials like cashmere and silk at budget-friendly, low prices. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts out
Verb
  • One of them loses a large amount of her hair at the root — and dies shortly after.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This inertia can come in handy if the engine dies, because the rotor will continue to spin and allow the pilot to descend under control, in an emergency technique known as autorotation.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The New Braunfels, Texas, resident kept a frenetic touring schedule, headlining major Texas venues and mid-sized dance halls around the country, with occasional arena or amphitheater stops opening for Koe Wetzel thrown in.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Nighttime mouth breathing is associated with snoring, dry mouth, receding gums and sleep apnea, a disorder in which breathing stops repeatedly during sleep.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • All entrances and exits to the city remained sealed, with the operation focused in Deir Bahha and another part of the city called Al-Jalda, according to Hebron Mayor Yousef Zuhair Al-Jabari.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In video released by police, an officer exits his vehicle and points his gun at Ryan Hinton, who appears to be running away.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Proposition 5 amends California’s Constitution to change how recall elections work, severing the recall vote from who replaces the official in office.
    — Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The brand's new Bitwater replaces the lower water heater element in your existing tank.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
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  • The company surveyed 5,000 global, circular-conscious Gen Z consumers and found that when a garment fails, 1 in 4 consumers leave the brand.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Or if the weather fails to cooperate, a moving picture show may be in order.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • The world outside ceases to exist as nurses, relatives, and clergy visit.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In that structure, every hour of human labor ceases to be a revenue stream and becomes a direct cost against the provider’s profit margin.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As part of its process, the powered gimbal moves the image around in the general direction the projector's already facing, stopping the movement several times in the process before continuing, and adjusting the image size several times as well.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Flight testing moves forward L3Harris has reached the second phase of the Army’s Xtended Range Counter-sUAS Missile program.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
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  • Foundry Park supersedes Lincoln Yards, developer Sterling Bay's controversial $6 billion redevelopment plan for the same area.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Auburn’s trustees are asserting that their authority supersedes not only faculty expertise, but professional norms, disciplinary standards, and even accrediting bodies.
    — Beth Davis Sramek, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Cuts out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20out. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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