recut

verb

re·​cut (ˌ)rē-ˈkət How to pronounce recut (audio)
ˈrē-ˌkət
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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Marinello said the thieves will likely break up the pieces, melt down any valuable metal and recut valuable gemstones, thus hiding evidence of the crime. Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 At his Dior men’s spring 2026 debut, Anderson expanded ideas of masculinity, sending out Bar jackets recut for male torsos and hourglass silhouettes stretched across broader shoulders. Maya Alzaben, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025 An attempt to recut it to match the studio’s vision ultimately left no one happy, and sent Hawley back to TV. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2025 Over the course of his five-Oscar career, Francis Coppola has many times gone back under the hood of even his greatest films like Apocalypse Now and The Conversation, to recut and improve versions for posterity. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 28 July 2025 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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