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as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass
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as in to skip
to fail to attend
a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses
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as in to isolate
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing
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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet
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as in to dilute
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
the fruit juice was so cut with water that it was barely a fruit-flavored drink
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as in to veer
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
cut towards the goal, eluding a defender
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as in to intersect
to divide by passing through or across
a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half
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as in to analyze
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
whichever way you cut it, we won't be seeing any profits from the business for at least three years
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as in share
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
received my cut of the profits from the garage sale
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as in haircut
a style or arrangement of hair
she decided she needed a new cut after wearing her hair the same way for years
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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
completely ignoring her was the unkindest cut of all
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as in reduced
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Recent Examples of cut
Lindsay Owens, Time, 22 May 2025
The president also floated cutting Chinese tariffs to 80%.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
The sweeping package of tax cuts, Medicaid reform and immigration spending delivers on many of the president's domestic campaign promises.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 22 May 2025
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Verb
During that same period, the company cut 3,000 jobs.
—Lindsay Owens, Time, 22 May 2025
The president also floated cutting Chinese tariffs to 80%.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Noun
Harvard community rallies despite Trump funding cuts.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
The sweeping package of tax cuts, Medicaid reform and immigration spending delivers on many of the president's domestic campaign promises.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut
Verb
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Everyone, even the children, have scars from where the corners of their mouths have been slit up into their cheeks, Joker-style.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
27 Apr. 2025
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There are no marks on the bones directly attributable to a cause of death, Green said, and the Romans typically killed their sacrifices by slitting their throats or through drowning.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Times also soft-pedaled the introduction of the pope’s lineage by skipping a generation and attributing his Blackness to his maternal grandparents, Joseph and Louise Martínez.—
Rebecca R. Bibbs,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Instead of a college deferring an Early Decision applicant to the Regular Decision round, only to then waitlist them (this unfortunately happens), some schools are skipping the deferral and sending them directly to the waitlist.—
Brennan Barnard,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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He is isolated in Sweden — far away from coaching candidates, far away from Penguins assistant GM Jason Spezza — left to find his next coach on a schedule six hours ahead of Eastern Time.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Extreme anxiety and extreme depression is isolating.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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Fred’s highlight this season has been shaving his beard.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Inside the prison, they were forced to kneel as their heads were shaved by guards.—
Nidia Cavazos,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Eufy officially claims the E18 can mow for 90 to 110 minutes and cover about 1,076 to 1,614 square feet (or 100 to 150 square meters) on a single charge, which seems accurate (if not low) based on my testing.—
Tyler Hayes,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
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Main Street turns into a different kind of valley, one that funnels them into a line straight toward the four men holding flame throwers, ready to mow them down.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Pureeing the fresh strawberries gives the lemonade body, but also ensures the strawberry flavor isn’t diluted.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
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This urine can simply be scattered around the ground, diluted into a fertilizer or disposed of in a toilet back home, depending on the situation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2025
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In her public rhetoric, mostly on social media and right-wing media appearances, Lake has veered between promising to restore the networks to their historic mission and pledging to demolish them.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
22 May 2025
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However, warm skin tones can veer on the more coral side of the red spectrum, while cool skin tones might find blue-toned reds more flattering.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 May 2025
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Boulders intersect the first section of path as a metaphor for the journey of an individual out of homelessness onto a healthier and happier life course.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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And so, amid the noise and smoke of the culture wars, Cobb’s quaintly reactionary act intersected with vituperative Trumpian revanchism, and Cobb became a conservative TV personality.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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