make the cut
idiom
: to be among the players allowed to continue playing
He has to birdie the last hole in order to make the cut.
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Once these recruits couldn't make the cut.
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
So, with all that covered in the film, what parts of Manchester's story didn't make the cut?
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Women lead 18% of the companies that make the cut, compared to 11% of the full Fortune 500.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Kaprizov, Spurgeon and Brodin weren’t the only players from the current roster to make the cut.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
So, with all that covered in the film, what parts of Manchester's story didn't make the cut?
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Women lead 18% of the companies that make the cut, compared to 11% of the full Fortune 500.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Kaprizov, Spurgeon and Brodin weren’t the only players from the current roster to make the cut.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make the cut
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“Make the cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20the%20cut. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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