CUTOFFS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

cutoffs

noun

plural of cutoff

as in cessations

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 cutoffs And over the course of six years, her character was put through an emotional wringer as well, getting shot, drugged by her stepmother, strangled, nearly drowned and repeatedly kidnapped — usually while wearing tiny denim cutoffs and a crop top. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 Assistance over punishment The most effective approaches to reducing utility cutoffs typically involve working with customers who are struggling to pay their bills, instead of punishing them for their failure to do so. — Natalie Wallington, MLK50, 18 Aug. 2026 Finally, in a seaside selfie, Lipa paired a black bikini top with denim cutoffs, cradling a cocktail in her left hand. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026 That is why urologists keep pushing back against the same misconceptions, from age cutoffs to assumptions about treatment side effects. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026 That trade-off never went away; it just became formalized over time into beam cutoffs, alignment standards, and eventually modern photometric rules that try (with mixed success) to balance visibility for the driver against glare for everyone else. — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 To be clear, crochet and denim cutoffs are unlikely to disappear from Grant Park, or any summer festival setting, for that matter. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 28 July 2026 The low, intermediate, high, and very high categories were created for research, but clinically useful cutoffs for cognitively healthy adults still need to be established. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 July 2026 These athletic-style Bermuda shorts offer a comfortable, breezy alternative to denim cutoffs and biker shorts. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutoffs

Noun

Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.

— Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of cessations

Noun

The record turnout comes during a challenging period for the global games industry, which has faced widespread layoffs, studio restructures and closures in recent years.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
And fourth, each moved fast, front-loading the painful medicine of store closures, marketplace cleanups, and resetting Wall Street expectations immediately upon taking over, rather than kicking the can down the road, letting problems fester.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of closures

Noun

The Arctic is also a world in flux, and van den Bemd is careful not to present personal observations as scientific conclusions.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
With the college football regular season rapidly approaching, many position battles are starting to reach their logical conclusions.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of conclusions

Noun

While some states prohibit shutoffs throughout the hot summer months, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates utilities in the state, allows them, so long as the heat index is under 101 degrees.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Southern California Edison is considering thousands of public safety power shutoffs across the region as the heightened heat risk continues to pose danger.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shutoffs

Noun

Moscow was affected by the highest number of shutdowns—at least 17 in total at its four main airports.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Real-time tracking cuts costly checks Nuclear facilities currently rely on a combination of instruments, physical security measures, manual sampling and periodic shutdowns to determine how much nuclear material is present and where it is located.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026