cut out 1 of 2

verb

Definition of cut outnext
1
as in to die
to stop functioning the engine abruptly cut out

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2
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!

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3
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out

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4
as in to replace
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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cut out

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adjective

as in capable

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Recent Examples of cut out
Verb
Alright, that was not stellar, but not everyone is cut out for place-kicking. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 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 Most have fond memories of their time in the classroom, though some decided they definitely weren’t cut out for the teaching life. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 All around, gleaming with an incandescence that seems cut out of the cold blue sky itself, sheer cliffs rise impossibly high, a canopy of skyscrapers reflecting sunlight among themselves, creating a labyrinth that partitions the sun’s rays. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut out
  1. die
  2. stop
  3. depart
  4. replace
  5. capable
  6. fail
  7. cease
  8. exit
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  • The lab got its start with studies of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the 1900s, when ranchers and cattle were dying from the then-unknown disease.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The New Empire, died today, July 21, in a car accident in Frederick, Maryland.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Definition of die
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  • The project has drawn fierce local opposition in the mostly agricultural communities south of San Jose where it will be built, and the agency has temporarily stopped construction on it in advance of a court hearing in September.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.
    — Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Definition of stop
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  • Her exit follows the resignations last week of acting Chief Financial Officer Steve Mahr and Deputy CFO Noor Shaikh in June — coming after CFO Jill Jaworski departed at the beginning of this year.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Jimmy Coe, for example, said in an email to the larger airport that during his visit to Orlando in 2022, his taxi driver erroneously drove him to the Orlando airport instead of the Sanford airport where his Allegiant flight was departing.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of depart
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  • Another significant portion of those 13 million barrels were replaced with emergency stockpiles that Western nations, led by the United States, have been releasing for months.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Few expect Martin to be replaced before the fall elections, largely because no clear alternative has emerged as the midterms loom.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of replace
Adjective
  • And more than half of Venezuela’s barrels are destined for the United States, where refineries in the Gulf are capable of processing its heavy, viscous form of crude, said Jungman.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Low-Earth orbit operations will likely favor agile, highly maneuverable vehicles capable of complex rendezvous and stabilization tasks.
    — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of capable
Verb
  • Justice John Dixon said Bauer Media had failed to show the claims made about Wilson were substantially true or trivial.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The state ethics commission accused the Georgia Republican Assembly and its political action committee of failing to disclose more than $180,000 of contributions and other violations.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of fail
Verb
  • The company originally decided to continue farming hundreds of acres in the county at the start of the season but made the shift to cease farming on those acres mid-season this year, Axell said.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
  • Her room was undecorated and gray, crowded with machines whose chorus of irritating beeping never ceased.
    — Anna Tsioulias, STAT, 29 July 2026
Definition of cease
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  • Cooper and Hadid sparked dating rumors in October 2023 when they were photographed leaving the West Village restaurant Via Carota and exiting via the same SUV, per the Daily Mail.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Brent's price careened between $72 and $102 last month as worries rose and fell about when the war with Iran would allow oil tankers to freely exit the Persian Gulf again to deliver crude to customers worldwide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
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