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
Pittsburgh will have its work cut out for it during this week's game. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 The sequel cut out a lot of that narrative. Jeffrey L. Wilson, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025 For the 95th Academy Awards in 2023, the host had his work cut out for him after the 2022 Oscars sparked controversy when best actor winner Will Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock onstage. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 The researchers recommended adopting better sleep practices, including cutting out caffeinated beverages in the afternoon, cutting down on alcohol consumption, avoiding large meals or exercise before going to bed, and reducing exposure to electronics prior to bedtime. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut out
Verb
  • The way people typically die in intersections is often because of head-on and T-bone crashes, which the roundabout design addresses, Bryson said.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Uzbek artist Feruza Kholkhujaeva filled courtyards with potted plants that will slowly die, a portrait of grief.
    Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Star cornerback Jalen Ramsey exited the game with what appears to be a significant hamstring injury.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Private equity buyout accounted for 40% of technology exits in the $100 million-$500 million range in Europe, roughly twice the proportion in the US.
    Aman Ghei, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But for Apryl Shackelford, those anxieties have been replaced with opportunity.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Typical seats were replaced with moveable chairs and desks that were suitable but also atypical to Major League setups.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Regular maintenance is unavoidable, and robots are the only tools capable of performing it safely.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
  • This team is not even capable of winning the AFC West.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 2-point conversion attempt failed, but the Packers cut the gap to 21-6.
    Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Lawsuits also allege Liberty Utilities and construction companies failed to mark gas lines properly and respond to the leak in time, resulting in the boys death, severe injuries and property damage.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trouble in Mind Records, the Chicago label that specialized in punk and garage-rock for more than a decade, has ceased operations.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
  • All her fraudulent welfare handouts ceased in January 2025.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Having left Netflix in August after nearly 14 years at the streamer, Friedlander serves as the successor to Vernon Sanders, who departed as the TV boss earlier in September.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Air traffic controllers who handle flights arriving and departing the airport were plagued early this year by multiple communications and radar outages, leading to thousands of cancellations.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Cut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20out. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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