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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Again, these are small groups of people going to bat for their favorites, and the fact that Sinners didn’t make the cut in most of the categories (though Wunmi Mosaku did get nominated for Best Supporting Performance) means nothing for the film’s eventual Oscar chances.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
However, the council faced a tie for at least five candidates, including Spina, whose petition did not make the cut.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Models who didn’t make the cut at initial castings have come back after TBFE’s boot camp and gone on to book shows at major fashion weeks.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Of course, journalists decide every hour of every day which stories are newsworthy and need to be reported on and which ones don’t make the cut.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
However, the council faced a tie for at least five candidates, including Spina, whose petition did not make the cut.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Models who didn’t make the cut at initial castings have come back after TBFE’s boot camp and gone on to book shows at major fashion weeks.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Of course, journalists decide every hour of every day which stories are newsworthy and need to be reported on and which ones don’t make the cut.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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