CUTS IN (ON) Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

cuts in (on)

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present tense third-person singular of cut in (on)

as in butts in

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At best, this umpteenth entry in the Statham cannon feels like a throwback to a time when all that was needed to get butts in seats was plenty of butt-kicking on screen.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Horror movies put butts in seats, and this summer doesn’t have many other straight-down-the-middle scares in store for audiences.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of butts in

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For example, obesity induces chronic fat inflammation, which subsequently leads to systemic inflammation and perturbs the normal systemic metabolism.

— Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The algorithm next perturbs one of the qubits used to carry out those operations.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2025

Definition of perturbs

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The case also determined that the neighbor has the right to trim any greenery that encroaches onto their property.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
As long as nothing encroaches on their territories, these mega-caps can continue to invent and profit with their core businesses generating consistent gains.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026

Definition of encroaches

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The larvae come from the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, which invades open wounds or the mucous membranes of body openings in any warm-blooded animal, including humans, and devours tissue, causing the wounds to become increasingly deep and painful.

— Abraham Tellez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The morning after their fight, Russia invades Ukraine, and the two go on with their separation amid the backdrop of sudden social upheaval.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of invades

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Haverill is introduced in season 1 as a domineering borough commander who antagonizes Det.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
Beijing has sought to navigate this ambivalence by engaging individual European governments while sidelining Brussels, a tactic that reliably antagonizes EU institutions.

— Yu Jie, Time, 13 May 2026

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