cut out 1 of 2

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as in to die
to stop functioning the engine abruptly cut out

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as in to replace
to take the place of this ambitious new friend of hers seems to be cutting out people that she's known for years

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cut out

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adjective

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Recent Examples of cut out
Adjective
The garment featured an asymmetric skirt, wide structured sleeves and a cut out at the chest. Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025 The Missouri Tigers have their work cut out for them this week in the Alabama Crimson Tide. Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025 Simply cut out an outline of a pumpkin and have your child fill in the middle with pieces of tissue paper. Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025 There are electrodes that can split hydrogen straight out of seawater, cutting out the need for costly desalination. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut out
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  • In April this year, 11 people — including two children — died when a bus flipped on its side in the southeastern corner of the country.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Older people who earn less than $20,000 a year die nine years sooner on average than those who earn $120,000 or more, according to a study by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and University of Massachusetts Boston's LeadingAge LTSS Center.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • Wearing a floor-length brown double-breasted coat featuring buttons that stopped at her waist, the attire created a sultry thigh-high slit that allowed Jolie's leg to peek through.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Studies in animals and reports from people show that the side effects of this drug can continue even after someone stops taking it.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amid speculation about why Brandy abruptly left the concert — Monica immediately dismissed any possible bad blood by shouting out Brandy when the show continued — the singer explained in a statement Sunday morning that she was forced to exit due to health issues.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Jones said that if the insurers, society’s primary risk managers, exited fossil fuels, other large investors would likely follow, putting pressure on the energy industry to focus on renewables.
    Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • Her intervention comes amid concerns in the acting community about the creation of Norwood and how avatars like her could ultimately replace lower profile performers.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Rbx Scuba Mock Neck Full-zip Jacket Looking for an in-flight layer to replace your old, beat-up sweatshirt?
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As drone warfare evolves, the service aims to field layered defenses capable of protecting maneuver units against everything from quadcopters to cruise missiles.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Whether the Monster is part of Ana’s imagination or not, the scene carries a fragile, haunting power, suggesting that the only person capable of rescuing Ana from the pervasive mystery and misery of her home life belongs to the supernatural, outside the punishing borders of Franco’s Spain.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Yet Britain failed to capitalize on the success, underestimating the American ability to regroup and continue fighting.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, during the shutdown, VA benefits regional offices are closed, transition program assistance has ceased and VA cemetery grounds are not being maintained.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Past this point, plant growth will begin to cease, resulting in the same state in their crops as if a hard freeze has happened.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • Eberechi Eze, so crucial at the end of last season with seven goals in six games, including the winner in the FA Cup final against Manchester City, departed for Arsenal in the summer, but that does not appear to have disrupted them.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Morrell, a former BP exec who was appointed by former Disney CEO Bob Chapek, departed after a series of snags that ultimately doomed Chapek’s tenure as CEO.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Cut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20out. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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