cut in

as in to interrupt
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship

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Recent Examples of cut in A number of prominent corporations have announced job cuts in recent days. Scott Horsley, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025 Stocks ended Wednesday about flat, giving away gains after Powell cast doubt on a potential rate cut in December. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025 While experts had expected another cut in December, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that was no certainty. David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025 The austere budgets could bring cuts in social services, staff reductions and consolidation of programs for local nonprofits, Brown Grosvenor said. Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut in
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interrupt
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  • His solitude is interrupted by the arrival of his brother Jem (Sean Bean), who is looking for a connection with his son Brian (Samuel Bottomley), and seeking Ray’s help.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The program serves just shy of 42 million Americans—although benefits are going to be interrupted in November due to a lack of appropriations stemming from the ongoing government shutdown.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Cut in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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