1
as in to die
to stop functioning
the engine abruptly cut out
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2
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!
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3
as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out
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as in capable
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Recent Examples of cut out
Josh Robbins, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Nothing to be happy about for a team that has its work cut out for it in the next round.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
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The lenses for most running sunglasses are cut out of a cylindrical piece of glass or plastic.
—Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 1 May 2025
The music cut out in the middle of a final, lingering note.
—Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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The Magic front office has its work cut out for them this summer.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Nothing to be happy about for a team that has its work cut out for it in the next round.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
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The lenses for most running sunglasses are cut out of a cylindrical piece of glass or plastic.
—Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 1 May 2025
The music cut out in the middle of a final, lingering note.
—Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut out
Verb
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About 1,600 people get sick and 260 die each year from listeriosis, according to the CDC.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The Manor of Dreams by Christina Li When a Chinese American Hollywood star dies, two families vie for the fortune as they’re forced to reckon with decades-old secrets and confront hard truths.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
Verb
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One day, a man named Harold McPherson stopped to answer her, and not long after, the two married.—
Dorothy Fortenberry,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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Chemotherapy Chemotherapy agents, most commonly docetaxel, may be used when hormone treatments stop working and a person has metastatic CRPC.—
Matthew Wosnitzer,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
Verb
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If there is a moment to be seized, it only can be seized by a mix superior to what exited amid embarrassment last month.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Just as Oakland Unified stands poised to exit this summer from two decades of state receivership after repaying a $100 million loan, the current board majority has no plan to address a new $100 million annual structural deficit facing the district over the next three years.—
Anne Campbell Washington,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Foreigner lead singer Kelly Hansen is exiting the band, but the '70s rockers found a familiar face to replace him.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The three co-CEOs who replaced him — George Cheeks, Brian Robbins and Chris McCarthy — continue to oversee their respective operating divisions with an additional $6 million bump each for the new roles with packages worth, respectively, $22.2 million, $19.6 million and $19.5 million.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Cruise, who is a pilot capable of flying everything from planes to helicopters, was thrilled by the idea.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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But was Joe Biden based on his entire biography, capable of doing that?—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Earlier this year, after failing to meet its own October deadline for the rebate’s relaunch, the government passed a measure allowing producers to claim expenses accrued in the final months of 2024 and the start of 2025.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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Over the years, he’s placed a total of 48 tracks somewhere on the list, meaning nearly all of them have become top 10 smashes, with only a handful failing to rise into that uppermost region.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Verb
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When that shows '0,' this restaurant needs to cease operations.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Starting June 1, the forecast office in Fairbanks, Alaska, also will cease overnight staffing; Pendleton, Oregon, also is on the list provided by Fahy, but a date has not been set.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The ship departed from Tokyo on April 26 for a cruise through Japan and Alaska before arriving in Vancouver, according to CruiseMapper.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Others, including many consumer services and light industries, are now dominated by Russian businesses who were able to purchase the assets of departing Western firms on the cheap and move unopposed into their former market niches.—
Fred Weir,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 May 2025
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“Cut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20out. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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