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
Amazon initiated a big round of job cuts in October, removing 14,000 corporate roles and gutting its video games division.
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Spencer Soper, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The cuts follow a round of job cuts in October, when Amazon laid off 14,000 workers.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Market pricing now foresees fewer than two full quarter-point rate cuts in the cards for 2026, down from three in November.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The state has joined with California and Nevada in offering to take the first cuts in part because the three states collectively use the most water.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
This involves cuts in street teams going from encampment to encampment, building trust, and finding housing placements with wrap-around mental health treatment and drug abuse treatment.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
Upper Basin negotiators have fiercely rejected calls for mandatory water cuts in their states — an issue that has remained a major sticking point in negotiations.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Contributing factors included difficulty for many in finding new jobs and the lingering effects of 317,000 job cuts in the federal workforce.
—George Petras, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Spencer Soper, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
The cuts follow a round of job cuts in October, when Amazon laid off 14,000 workers.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Market pricing now foresees fewer than two full quarter-point rate cuts in the cards for 2026, down from three in November.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
The state has joined with California and Nevada in offering to take the first cuts in part because the three states collectively use the most water.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
This involves cuts in street teams going from encampment to encampment, building trust, and finding housing placements with wrap-around mental health treatment and drug abuse treatment.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
Upper Basin negotiators have fiercely rejected calls for mandatory water cuts in their states — an issue that has remained a major sticking point in negotiations.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Contributing factors included difficulty for many in finding new jobs and the lingering effects of 317,000 job cuts in the federal workforce.
—George Petras, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts in
interrupts
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Curiosity also interrupts a common cognitive distortion in conflict, which is to assume intent.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Coogan interrupts, unable to resist a punch line.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Cuts in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20in. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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