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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In 2021, Smith-Njigba had 95 receptions for 1,606 yards and nine touchdowns for Ohio State, and a 2022 season cut short by a hamstring injury didn’t prevent him from being the 20th pick in the draft by Seattle after bypassing his senior year.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Deinert is 38, in a thick, worn hoodie, his brown hair cut short.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
As their book details, their father's life was tragically cut short when died in a tragic plane crash at age 45, when Gunnar and Matt were just 18 years old.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Claire overcame her struggles and the duo returned to the stage, but Lightning & Thunder's comeback was tragically cut short when Mike died in 2006.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Deinert is 38, in a thick, worn hoodie, his brown hair cut short.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
As their book details, their father's life was tragically cut short when died in a tragic plane crash at age 45, when Gunnar and Matt were just 18 years old.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Claire overcame her struggles and the duo returned to the stage, but Lightning & Thunder's comeback was tragically cut short when Mike died in 2006.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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