CUT IN (ON) Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

cut in (on)

verb

Definition of cut in (on)

as in to butt in

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Casting a shadow, though, was that controversy over Balogun’s reinstatement, and the unseemly likelihood politics have butted in where politics don’t belong and should never be.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
The problem is, having our President butt in here was a joke.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of butt in

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It had previously been thought that an unseen gas giant planet, having carved out a gap between the middle and outer ring, was perturbing the outer ring.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
So, the notion that vaccines in any way weaken or overwhelm or perturb our immune system is just nonsensical.

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of perturb

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Current legal avenues are also riddled with loopholes, as Big Tech fights them in court, claiming that some laws infringe on free speech.

— Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Masimo won the courtroom battle , as a federal jury in California ruled that Apple did infringe on Masimo's technology and awarded Masimo $634 million in damages.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of infringe

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That's around when the facility's general expansion began to encroach on CAH's property, according to a complaint the company filed in Texas' Cameron County 404th District Court.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
In what his dad (Ed Harris) calls the decline of humanity, the club is being encroached on by pickleballers clamoring for more courts.

— Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of encroach

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Paramount and other groups, including cinema chain owners and some Hollywood unions, have agitated for a settlement to curtail months of uncertainty over whether the deal will go through.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Don’t Overload the Washer Towels need enough room to be agitated and thoroughly washed in the machine, so avoid filling it to the brim.

— Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026

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