cuts in

present tense third-person singular of cut in
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 Before the Medicaid cuts passed, a huge lobbying campaign to spare hospitals didn’t stop the law — and the cuts in some ways became more severe as lobbyists pressed lawmakers to reel them back. Daniel Payne, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026 In response to the crisis, the federal government recently finalized steep cuts in how much water Arizona, California and Nevada can draw from the Colorado River, prompting a lawsuit from Nevada. Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The offer comes amid ongoing layoffs, with the elimination of 1,000 roles announced in April, followed by a round of cuts in July, and Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro and CFO Hugh Johnston telling investors earlier this month that more are coming. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 Instead, the issue is the 10-year framework that the government adopted, which will allow it to more than double those cuts in future years if drought continues to push reservoir storage lower. Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Maintaining the bullet train’s share would require cuts in other projects. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 The lower basin states, which have historically used the most water to support vast farms and booming cities, have proposed cuts in their water use over the past few years but want the upper basin states to share in the pain. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Michigan, with the highest caseload, successfully fought grant cuts in court. Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026 That’s about 10% of what the seven states expect to be able to use each year – and about half of the overall cuts in water use that would be needed to keep the river flowing. Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts in
interrupts
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  • Identify your brain’s favorite way of making stress worse, then find a phrase that interrupts it.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This single question interrupts premature convergence and can push the room past the first workable answer.
    Janet M Harvey, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Cuts in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20in. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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