1
as in stops
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 separates
to set or keep apart from others
the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared
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Recent Examples of cuts off
As the rocket’s core stage cuts off, the zero G indicator will begin to float, identifying the moment when the crew is officially in space.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Turning your phone off or using airplane mode cuts off wireless communication while still allowing alarms to work.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The drug cuts off access to vitamin A in the testes by blocking a receptor known as RAR alpha.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Many girls and women have turned to online education being offered by organizations in other countries, but the nationwide blackout now cuts off their access to that, too.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
For males, this means a vasectomy, which is a surgical procedure that cuts off the supply of sperm to the semen.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2025
As cable loses subscribers, that inherently cuts off access to networks like TNT.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Turning your phone off or using airplane mode cuts off wireless communication while still allowing alarms to work.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
The drug cuts off access to vitamin A in the testes by blocking a receptor known as RAR alpha.
—Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Many girls and women have turned to online education being offered by organizations in other countries, but the nationwide blackout now cuts off their access to that, too.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
For males, this means a vasectomy, which is a surgical procedure that cuts off the supply of sperm to the semen.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2025
As cable loses subscribers, that inherently cuts off access to networks like TNT.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts off
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When the game stops, it will be called on account of darkness.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Many guests are juggling packed itineraries—pyramid visits, museum stops, Nile cruise transfers—and the staff are well practiced at coordinating drivers, guides, and early departures.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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That, in the end, is what separates productive worry from the kind that hollows you out.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
8 May 2026
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Trucks hauling dirt and bulldozers and backhoes tearing into the earth were visible across the two-lane road that separates her from the data center site.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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However, the Vaile Victorian Society, the volunteer group that maintains the house and runs tours, worries that once the house ceases to become a public property, the careful preservation work, which the aged property relies on, will be impossible to maintain.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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More often than not, the request gets the big kids’ attention, and chaos ceases (pauses) as the three of them roll around singing while Marc and I stand in the doorway kvelling.—
Risa Polansky Shiman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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At a moment, when everything isolates us, the collective experience of cinema matters more than ever.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Closing doors isolates fire and prevents smoke, heat and flames from spreading, officials said.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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But Polis, whose final term ends early next year, will also leave office having checked off some issues that have lingered for years.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Co-owner Danielle Dore said the move ends 52 years of renting and will bring more seating, a dog-friendly patio and the same all-day breakfast focus.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
15 May 2026
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But Ho's order now halts that effective date.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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March 2 Oil and gas prices jumped during the first trading day since the strikes, as the war halts energy exports from the Middle East.—
Emma Graham,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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That Sun team, led by Tina Charles, is beating the breaks off the Sparks.—
Kiese Laymon,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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Each one of those, in this quantum theory, breaks off into another block of cheese.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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Clavicular is then removed from the frame before the stream abruptly cuts out.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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But after the price of oil surged with the advent of the Iran war, roiling expectations for inflation, the markets began pricing those cuts out, with some investors even bracing for the possibility of rate hikes this year.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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