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as in biting
causing intense discomfort to one's skin
a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder
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as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
the cutting side of the sword blade
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as in satiric
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
her cutting comments serve only one purpose: to make someone cry
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as in slicing
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass
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as in skipping
to fail to attend
a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses
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as in isolating
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing
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as in shaving
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 diluting
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
the fruit juice was so cut with water that it was barely a fruit-flavored drink
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as in veering
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
cut towards the goal, eluding a defender
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as in intersecting
to divide by passing through or across
a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half
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as in analyzing
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
whichever way you cut it, we won't be seeing any profits from the business for at least three years
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Recent Examples of cutting
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
But after the cost-cutting trade of Jonathan Greenard to Philadelphia, the depth chart for the edge rusher spots is thin.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
The pauses have also been criticized for interrupting the spectacle for fans, with broadcasters cutting to commercials.
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Dorany Pineda,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Days after shelving a plan to redraw Georgia’s political maps, Republican lawmakers in the state Legislature are pivoting to property taxes with an ambitious strategy to put more than a hundred tax-cutting referendums on the ballot this November in a move that could boost GOP turnout.
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David Wickert,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
Some pieces adhered to the knife after cutting, a common issue when working with raw fish.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Most of the world spent the past year cutting rates; Korea is being pushed the other way by a single industry's success.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The lead stretched to 12 before Brunson and the Knicks rallied again, cutting the lead down to five halfway through the quarter.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
What else is going on AI is cutting hours of office work for workers.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Verb
The interim agreement to end the Iran war has already reopened the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran effectively closed, cutting the global economy off from significant supplies of oil and natural gas.
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Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
But after the cost-cutting trade of Jonathan Greenard to Philadelphia, the depth chart for the edge rusher spots is thin.
—
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The pauses have also been criticized for interrupting the spectacle for fans, with broadcasters cutting to commercials.
—
Dorany Pineda,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Days after shelving a plan to redraw Georgia’s political maps, Republican lawmakers in the state Legislature are pivoting to property taxes with an ambitious strategy to put more than a hundred tax-cutting referendums on the ballot this November in a move that could boost GOP turnout.
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David Wickert,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
Some pieces adhered to the knife after cutting, a common issue when working with raw fish.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Most of the world spent the past year cutting rates; Korea is being pushed the other way by a single industry's success.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The lead stretched to 12 before Brunson and the Knicks rallied again, cutting the lead down to five halfway through the quarter.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
What else is going on AI is cutting hours of office work for workers.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting
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So Google isn’t trying to release more biting mosquitoes into neighborhoods.
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Netflix’s big comedy bet might be the Dan Levy–Rachel Sennott co-creation Big Mistakes; the biting, farcical series about adult siblings who get caught up in the drug business plays like Weeds crossed with The Other Two.
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Davidson had leveled the same line of criticism against Conley in one of the primary race's few sharp clashes.
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In sharp contrast, the UPEPA tracks the existing summary judgment standard which only looks to whether a minimum of evidence exists and does not require the court to decide issues of facts.
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The student was referencing a line from the 1974 satirical film Blazing Saddles, a movie co-written by Richard Pryor.
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Early says that the movie takes much of its aesthetic and satirical cues from director Paul Verhoeven’s films Showgirls (1995) and Starship Troopers (1997).
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Try lemons, limes, melons, strawberries, cucumbers, jalapeño slices, or mint leaves for variety.
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An American couple follows the bride's heritage to a remote slice of Southern Italy for their dream wedding.
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Designed for slicing everything from soft brie to firm cheddar, each piece has a purpose.
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As consumers looked for other low-cost substitutes, prices rose for other types of slicing tomatoes and cherry tomatoes.
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This is the cohort that grew up skipping lines, scanning QR codes, ordering from phones and treating friction as a brand failure.
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Manage Stress Stress can lead to skipping meals and unhealthy choices, which, over time, can negatively impact health.
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Ukrainian officials have repeatedly said isolating Crimea is a key military objective as Kyiv seeks to weaken Russia’s hold on the peninsula, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014.
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Behind the scenes, Spatial Hearing AI listens to the 3D acoustic environment and maps the soundscape, isolating each source and distinguishing between multiple speakers, so that devices can respond adaptively, guided by the context of their surroundings.
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Right now, Amazon has it on sale for 33% off, sending the price tag below $100 and shaving $50 off.
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Borrowers with strong credit may be able to qualify for a rate below that threshold, and shaving even half a point off your rate can add meaningful room to your price ceiling.
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“Cutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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