recut; recutting; recuts

transitive verb

1
: to cut again
2
: to edit anew
recut a film

Examples of recut in a Sentence

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Apparently, the files are irrecoverable and the production company, Mastiff, must go back to the drawing board and recut the entire season again. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026 There’s no hope of recovering the files, the paper was told, so the production team at Mastiff will have to recut the entire season together from scratch. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026 Beyond Fest will present two simultaneous 35mm screenings (one at the Egyptian and one at the Aero) of the new version restored and recut to Russell’s specifications that was announced earlier this year. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026 One set of events recut again and again into parallel worlds. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recut

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of recut was in 1664

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“Recut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recut. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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