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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
Hand cut the lead to 11-10 when Kenneth Pompilli scored with 1:02 left but sophomore Reed Hovick scored what proved to be the game-winner for Guilford with 49 seconds left. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025 John Rave hit a sacrifice fly that cut the lead to just two. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
Noun
The annual legislative session was scheduled to end May 2, but differences between the House and Senate on spending and tax cuts forced an extension. Jim Turner, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2025 When Carlos Ortiz played holes three through five on Friday in 5-over-par, the cut line was more of a concern than the top of the leaderboard. Justin Ray, New York Times, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut
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Noun
  • My dad's life—our life—was a slice of the American dream.
    Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
  • Swap that out for a slice of real lime or some fresh lime zest over the top of the pie.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The storms are packing marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 50 mph.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2025
  • The highchairs measure about 30 inches tall, 21 inches wide and 23 inches long, coming in the colors blue, black, natural wood/white, warm wood/gray and white.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • An increase in women veteran representation under the PACT Act was also visible, with 9.5% of claims being filed by women, with a 9.1% share of the eligible population.
    Cristina Johnson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
  • If billionaires don’t want aircrafts all to themselves—or don’t want to shell out the big bucks to store, maintain and staff their own planes—another option is fractional ownership, which means purchasing a share of a plane and access to it for a proportional number of hours per year.
    Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • The haircut, which was done by celebrity hairstylist Chris McMillan, was the final segment on the June 16 episode, and the episode ended before viewers got a chance to see the full look.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 June 2025
  • Before sitting in the hairstylist's chair, Bush Hager gave the audience members some background on McMillan, noting that his haircut on Bibb for The White Lotus inspired several viewers of the show to also cut their hair.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • The president and the governor are having a momentous fight about constitutional rights in the courts, and flaming each other with insults and photoshopped memes on Truth Social and X. The ICE raids have thrown some Angelenos into a state of fear and virtual hiding.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
  • The two men had a very public falling out in early June, which unfolded in a series of insults and allegations on social media.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • Meyer added some evil vampires to the mix for menace and invented a chiseled teenage werewolf to serve as an alternate love interest–cum–third wheel (sparking the Team Edward vs. Team Jacob face-offs that divided a generation’s worth of slumber parties).
    Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025
  • When George Clooney walks out on stage as Edward R. Murrow, the distinguished American journalist, the chiseled Hollywood star gets the customary entrance applause.
    Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In a chapter of Locality, Regeneration & Divers[c]ities, edited by Sarah Bennett and John Butler, Jesús Pedro Lorente traces the evolution of the neighborhood.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 June 2025
  • The latest high jewelry collection, Collezione 1967 (named after the founding of the house), highlights those decades in three chapters of stunning creations.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
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  • Elam also shared portions of one of Lewis' final text messages to her.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 June 2025
  • Because the mattress is super customizable, each portion comes in a separate box, which is a bit of a nightmare as a single person lugging each box up four flights of stairs by herself.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 June 2025

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