cutting room
noun
: a room where film or videotape is edited
—often used attributively in cutting-room floor to describe something removed or discarded in or as if in editing a film
Examples of cutting room in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At the tail end of last year, both were left on the cutting room floor.
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Kelsey Butler, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2022
This is especially evident in the film's final scene, which would have been better on the cutting room floor.
—Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2023
But other pieces of legislation were left on the cutting room floor.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2022
Cannabis banking legislation was also left on the cutting room floor.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2022
Kelsey Butler, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2022
This is especially evident in the film's final scene, which would have been better on the cutting room floor.
—Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2023
But other pieces of legislation were left on the cutting room floor.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2022
Cannabis banking legislation was also left on the cutting room floor.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near cutting room
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“Cutting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutting%20room. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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