cutline

noun

cut·​line ˈkət-ˌlīn How to pronounce cutline (audio)

Examples of cutline in a Sentence

the cutline wrongly identified the people in the photo
Recent Examples on the Web Projected to be mainly in a rebuilding phase after Danny Briere moved into the general manager’s chair last March and Keith Jones assumed the title of team president in May, the Flyers exceeded expectations by jumping out to a 3-1-0 start and have stayed above the playoff cutline all season. Carol Schram, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 And for that he was ultimately rewarded: Helton was named on 79.7% of ballots, his 307 votes putting him safely past the cutline. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024 The cutline was minus-3, trimming the field to 79 players for the final two rounds on the South Course. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024 The regular-season champion has a 57-point cushion above the cutline. Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021 Bubba Wallace now sits on the cutline, 28 points up on Suarez with two races remaining after the 23XI driver’s 18th-place finish in the fourth road/street race of the year. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2023 Either way, the square should be offset from your cutline by same distance that the saw’s blade is from the edge of its base. Paul Steiner, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023 Our search engine uses optical character recognition to find keywords in headlines, articles, advertisements, and cutlines. Variety, 15 June 2023 During a May 3 local qualifier at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California – where his father is the head pro – Dylan Block eagled the par 5 18th hole to move inside the cutline. Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cutline was in 1943

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“Cutline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutline. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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