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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 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 mow
to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of you need to cut the lawn very soon—before it becomes a jungle

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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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cut

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noun

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as in slice
a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting choose cuts of meat that have very little visible fat

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as in inch
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking one of the new recruits is a cut above the rest in intelligence

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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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cut

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adjective

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Recent Examples of cut
Verb
Over the next three weeks, 13 teams — yes, 13 as the Golden State Valkyries begin their inaugural campaign — will face several difficult roster decisions to cut rosters to 11 or 12 players, depending on respective salary cap situations. Ben Pickman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 Intel is planning to cut more than 20% of its workforce, Bloomberg reported. Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
The cuts aim to help the pharmaceutical giant recover from the rapid decline of its Covid business and stock price over the last few years, and appear to be paying off. Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025 The Department of Education and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau are also undergoing massive staffing reductions as judges actively consider the legality of the Trump administration's cuts. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut
Verb
  • Rolling the pastry around the carrots and sealing the ends creates the traditional Wellington shape; decorative slits in the dough add visual interest and allow steam to escape while the log cooks.
    Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Then, fearing he'd be blamed, Tripp stole a knife from the office of pastry chef Didier Gotthard (Bronson Pinchot) and used it to slit A.B.'s wrists in order to make his death look more like a suicide.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
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  • Kids put one foot inside the ring, swing it around, and skip over the ball.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 May 2025
  • Richards has been a part of RHOBH since the show's inception and has never skipped a season.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 1 May 2025
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  • Traumatic or abusive situations often distance or isolate people.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Furthermore, the current political and market volatility can become distracting, or even isolating.
    Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • In a campus webinar Wednesday, Duke Executive Vice President Daniel Ennis and Antwan Lofton, its VP for human resources, summarized some of the actions Duke has taken or will be introducing in the coming weeks to shave costs.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Federal government expenditures declined 5.1% for the quarter, shaving about one-third of a percentage point off GDP.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
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  • In lawns, take care not to mow too low, as this opens the canopy to seed establishment.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Mind you, traditional maintenance crews still mow the fairways and greens at this club.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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  • The plain and active meaning of the word cannot be diluted by its constriction, as the government would have it, to a narrow term of art.
    TIME Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
  • This approach dilutes your unique value proposition and distracts from your primary purpose.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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  • Authorities believe Souza was traveling on the highway when the truck veered and landed in the river, Fox2 reported.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Several looks veered away from tradition and were not a typical bridal white.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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  • Viewers will remember that Sheppard showed up in the season premiere, when his investigation of a deadly biker gang intersected with the Organized Crime Control Bureau’s pursuit of a dirty trucking company.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Three kilometres east and intersected by San Sebastien airport is Irun.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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