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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Heraskevych wanted to pay tribute to 23 Ukrainian athletes and coaches whose lives were cut short by Russian forces in the four-year war started by Vladimir Putin in February 2022.
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Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Austria won ski jumping gold in the super team event after the competition’s final round was cut short with just three jumpers left because of a snowstorm.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Aidan played basketball at Burlington Central, but his final two seasons were cut short by several injuries that kept him off the floor.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Schwellenbach's 2025 season was cut short by a broken right elbow.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
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Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Austria won ski jumping gold in the super team event after the competition’s final round was cut short with just three jumpers left because of a snowstorm.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Aidan played basketball at Burlington Central, but his final two seasons were cut short by several injuries that kept him off the floor.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Schwellenbach's 2025 season was cut short by a broken right elbow.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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