cut short
idiom
: to end (something) earlier than expected
We had to cut our vacation short.
The speech was cut short.
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Pisen's smart power solutions are designed to integrate into this dynamic urban fabric, where every minute holds value and no moment should be cut short by a dead battery.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
After departing the Grateful Dead in 1979, the Godchauxs formed the Heart of Gold Band, which was cut short by Keith’s tragic death in a car accident the following year.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Though his time was tragically cut short, Young Bleed’s influence on Southern rap remains indelible.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Lochtefeld, meanwhile, was remembered by friends and family as a woman who had plenty of life left to live before it was tragically cut short.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
After departing the Grateful Dead in 1979, the Godchauxs formed the Heart of Gold Band, which was cut short by Keith’s tragic death in a car accident the following year.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Though his time was tragically cut short, Young Bleed’s influence on Southern rap remains indelible.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Lochtefeld, meanwhile, was remembered by friends and family as a woman who had plenty of life left to live before it was tragically cut short.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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