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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

cut (across)

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verb (2)

cut (down)

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verb (3)

as in to chop (down)
to bring down by cutting we need to cut down that dying tree

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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
Via David Lightman Trump’s cuts to California State Library lead to hiring freeze and furloughs, via William Melhado The Sacramento Bee William Melhado is The Sacramento Bee’s State Worker reporter. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025 The universities argued in their lawsuit that arbitrary cuts to indirect research costs would force them to lay off staff, shutter expensive facilities and devastate the careers of young scientists. Nate Raymond, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut
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Noun
  • Tomato slices are slipping out, pickles are disappearing and the bread can get soggy. Build a better burger like this: Toast the bun.
    Joe Difazio, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The event saw the rocker play to tens of thousands and raised more than $1 million for charity, and now, over half a century later, a small slice of that experience is available to own—pressed on eye-catching yellow vinyl.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The entire unit is about 15.1 inches in diameter and 5.3 inches thick (383.3 mm by 135.5 mm).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Apply a 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch keeping it away from the trunk.
    Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • Revamp Your Mudroom Giving your mudroom a bit of love before the summer is never a bad idea, Kersh shares.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The results from a study among almost 500 employees show that employees with children under six have less bandwidth to help coworkers with work problems or take over a coworker’s share of the workload.
    Lieke ten Brummelhuis, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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  • So what if your college classmate suddenly pivoted from finance to fitness influencing, or one of your friends got a terrible haircut?
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Instead of getting a haircut every three months, switch to every six months, for example.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But some Republican registrars took them as an insult, and at least one, Lisa Amatruda of Woodbury, walked out.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The imitation Punisher logo on Cole’s bullet was no act of flattery, but the most vile of insults.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • With his dark eyes and chiseled cheekbones, he was slotted into mostly boring love-interest roles.
    Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Michonne even finds Rick a razor and comments on the state of his facial hair, which means she’s been paying attention to Lincoln’s chiseled jawline.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024
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  • So while the big book on Trumpism is now being written day-by-day, the good news is that the final chapter of a New Patriotism hasn’t yet been drafted.
    Mark Green, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Entire chapters of the gospels are devoted to Jesus’s sermons, parables, and private conversations with His disciples.
    Dominic Pino, National Review, 20 Apr. 2025
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  • Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Nicola, who hails from Grain Valley and represents portions of the Kansas City-area in the state Senate, did not return a call and text message seeking comment for this story.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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