1
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill
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2
as in to separate
to set or keep apart from others
the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared
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as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
with a cutoff for funding the war, military operations soon ground to a halt
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Recent Examples of cut off
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Power was cut off to the home as a precaution.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Audit your caffeine timing, since the 6-hour cutoff most people follow may not be enough.
—Allison Palmer
march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Its vision of a community cut off, forced to navigate uncertainty without information or infrastructure, feels eerily familiar decades later.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Power was cut off to the home as a precaution.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
Four of those teams currently sit in a playoff spot and one, San Jose, is just outside the cutoff line.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Audit your caffeine timing, since the 6-hour cutoff most people follow may not be enough.
—Allison Palmer
march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut off
Verb
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Leave the resort to dine at Sunset Mona Lisa, a neighboring cliffside terrace where Mediterranean-leaning plates play second fiddle to the show-stopping tangerine-pink sunsets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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Pavel Zacha had both goals for Boston, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 shots.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Reclaiming cooking requires separating the act from the obligation.—
Michelle Beadle Holder,
SELF,
16 Mar. 2026
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This project — which sought $19 million to build a bike and pedestrian path separated from traffic — is still unfunded.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Everyone in the study also underwent cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation over the course of 13 weeks.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2026
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In effect, the strait has turned into a parking lot, with an almost complete cessation of ships going through, experts and marine traffic monitoring services say.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Commercial traffic through the maritime chokepoint has virtually ceased since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, with Iran vowing to strike any vessels associated with the two countries or their partners.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Classes will cease operating in June at the center.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There are all kinds of ways they were not isolated.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Radcliffe described the early stages as isolating.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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However the film lands a poignant and lyrical ending that sends the audience out on a note of hope.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Beginning early Saturday morning and ending, hopefully, before midnight, Anderson was walking a 50-mile circuit of his own design through the entire city of San Francisco.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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These signals intensified recently when Kast abruptly ended the transition process after a clash with outgoing Boric over a project to install a submarine cable to connect Chile and China.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Voting for the Oscars ended March 5, possibly giving members of the academy just enough time to reconsider the slate of nominees.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The LeMans pulls to a halt right where the camera can look through the open passenger window.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Concerns over oil prices have remained elevated this week, as oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz ground to a halt due to the threat of Iranian attacks on vessels.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Cut off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20off. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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