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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The single item that stops new projects is when the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) is required, with a set-aside of 20% of the units to be rented at below market prices.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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And that’s where the problem stops being technical and starts being structural.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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But one thing that separates Monroe from his brothers?—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
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This was the second showdown vote on the commission for Kelly, a longtime Miami-Dade business that wants to move its Doral headquarters to a larger campus on land that sits outside the county’s Urban Development Boundary (UDB), which separates suburban development from rural areas.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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According to Lewkowitz, if a grower abuses the soil, the system ceases to be viable, leaving zero likelihood of success from a sustainability standpoint.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
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As this process is the main source of energy produced by the sun, this will mean the outward pressure that stops the sun from collapsing under its own gravity also ceases.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Disconnecting the negative cable first isolates the battery and eliminates that possibility.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Meek’s best writing often isolates intimate moments with tenderness and relatability.—
Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2026
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The ideal time to plan for next summer is as soon as the previous summer ends.—
Theo Wolf,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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The win ends trainer Todd Pletcher’s Derby drought.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
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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Weather Extremes While snapdragons prefer cool weather, extreme cold, especially a late freeze, halts blooming until temperatures warm.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 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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State officials compared the project to Boise’s Flying Wye, where the I-184 Connector breaks off from I-84 west of downtown Boise.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
11 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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