as in interrupts
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship
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Recent Examples of cuts in
The tech job cuts in 2025 marked the third straight year of employment losses for the region’s tech workers.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Saying that Connecticut should follow the federal lead, House Republicans said the tax cuts in House Bill 5010 could save workers about $126 million per year.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Inner lives and relationships are exposed through sideways glances, simmering moments of silence, and dialogue that cuts in multiple directions, revealing shifting tectonic plates of alliances and relationships.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Today, one in three households there depends on those food stamps and now the program that has fed families for decades is facing the largest cuts in history.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Among those proposed earlier this month are reductions in discretionary spending, elimination or reduction of nonessential expenses, cuts in nonessential travel, consolidation of duplicative resources, decreases in department spending and staff streamlining to align with current enrollment needs.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
The Lower Basin states have put significant cuts to their water supplies on the table but cannot agree to a plan that lacks mandatory cuts in the Upper Basin, Arizona’s negotiator Tom Buschatzke said in a statement.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Another car cuts in front of you.
—Greg Mania, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
People and policy Some maternal health advocates are worried about how Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect pregnancy coverage.
—Blake Farmer, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Saying that Connecticut should follow the federal lead, House Republicans said the tax cuts in House Bill 5010 could save workers about $126 million per year.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
Inner lives and relationships are exposed through sideways glances, simmering moments of silence, and dialogue that cuts in multiple directions, revealing shifting tectonic plates of alliances and relationships.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
Today, one in three households there depends on those food stamps and now the program that has fed families for decades is facing the largest cuts in history.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Among those proposed earlier this month are reductions in discretionary spending, elimination or reduction of nonessential expenses, cuts in nonessential travel, consolidation of duplicative resources, decreases in department spending and staff streamlining to align with current enrollment needs.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
The Lower Basin states have put significant cuts to their water supplies on the table but cannot agree to a plan that lacks mandatory cuts in the Upper Basin, Arizona’s negotiator Tom Buschatzke said in a statement.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Another car cuts in front of you.
—Greg Mania, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
People and policy Some maternal health advocates are worried about how Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect pregnancy coverage.
—Blake Farmer, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts in
interrupts
Verb
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Lo gently interrupts to throw out an idea for the bar.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The personal constantly interrupts the professional.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Cuts in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20in. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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