cuts off

verb

present tense third-person singular of cut off
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 Becoming an upper-middle-income country also cuts off development funding from organizations like the World Bank. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 3 July 2026 Waymo cuts off firetruck with sirens, lights running In a video posted on TikTok on June 18, a Waymo vehicle turned into a lane in Atlanta's entertainment district where a firetruck was driving the wrong direction. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 June 2026 But a wartime spike in energy prices has pushed rate cuts off the table for now. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 June 2026 Currently, Screen Time often acts up and just cuts off access to all apps, whether it’s supposed to or not. — Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts off
  1. stops
  2. separates
  3. ceases
  4. isolates
  5. ends
  6. halts
  7. breaks off
  8. cuts out
Verb
  • The global oil surplus should help commercial stockpiles bounce back, particularly if the rest of the world stops relying so much on the United States as the petroleum producer of last resort.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • If exception paths are undocumented, AI either stops too early or acts with false confidence.
    — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of stops
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  • The research angle is what separates lasting habits from short-term aesthetics.
    — Allison Palmer July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • The approach also introduces a computer architecture inspired by today’s digital computers that separates processing and memory.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
Definition of separates
Verb
  • This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • What is surprising—indeed, almost shocking—is when a particular fashion ceases to change.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of ceases
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  • No authoritative global source yet isolates the precise data-center share.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The Beats Studio Pro isolates your music using adaptive active noise cancelling and 360-degree Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Definition of isolates
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  • The funeral, which ends Thursday, was supposed to be a period of lower tensions.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Kentucky’s Senate succession law, which Republican legislators have twice changed during Beshear’s tenure, does not give the governor a role in picking a temporary successor should McConnell’s seat become vacant before his term ends.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of ends
Verb
  • This mechanism functions as a physical switch, giving operators an extra layer of direct control because shutting off the external neutron generator immediately halts the nuclear reaction.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
  • The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Definition of halts
Verb
  • According to the reports, the malfunctions occurred during the ride's signature ‘tilt' portion, where the segment of track containing the ride vehicle breaks off completely and tilts forward 45 degrees before reconnecting to another piece of track at a 90-degree angle to the ground below.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • If the mouthpiece breaks off, try to remove it without digging into the skin.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Definition of breaks off
Verb
  • Clavicular is then removed from the frame before the stream abruptly cuts out.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
  • 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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“Cuts off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20off. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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