cuts out

present tense third-person singular of cut out
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as in dies
to stop functioning the engine abruptly cut out

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as in replaces
to take the place of this ambitious new friend of hers seems to be cutting out people that she's known for years

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Recent Examples of cuts out 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 Secure this deal before the signal cuts out! Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 She is later seen kicking a bag in the direction of Hartman, whom the outlet calls her girlfriend, and appearing to either lunge at or hit the woman before the video cuts out. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Quince’s business model cuts out traditional middlemen like distributors to offer these high-quality materials like cashmere and silk at budget-friendly, low prices. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026 Visitors should also download a GPS map for when cell service cuts out. Owen Clarke, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026 Bruton's hair visibly stood on end during testing – a fun visual, but less fun when the bike cuts out mid-run. Omar Kardoudi march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026 The timestamp on the clip eventually cuts out, likely because the videographer collapsed into a pillow. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
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  • In cases where a father kills his children and then dies by suicide, Salinas said the violence is rarely random or spontaneous.
    Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • Romanch Mahajan dies in horse carriage accident The ride suspension comes after Romanch Mahajan, an 18-year-old tourist visiting New York City from India, was thrown from a carriage and killed Wednesday.
    Katie Houlis, CBS News, 20 June 2026
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  • Burke won the Stanley Cup as Anaheim’s general manager in 2007, one of several front-office stops for him, along with time spent as the NHL’s director of hockey operations.
    Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • The nose stops registering any single note and the room just smells busy.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
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  • Maikel Garcia exits game The Royals were hit with another injury when Garcia was removed with a sore left hand in the sixth inning.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • Memorabilia triggers nostalgia for most people, especially as our experiences of live sporting events are increasingly bound by entrances or exits through gift shops.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 June 2026
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  • The body replaces about 1 to 3 grams a day to maintain usual stores.
    Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
  • Splitter replaces Billy Donovan, who resigned after six seasons.
    Jacob Sarracino, CBS News, 16 June 2026
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  • Tapping into the sporting zeitgeist, the slapstick animation, sees Daffy Duck confounded when Elmer Fudd fails to turn up for duck hunting season.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • An extended car warranty can save electric vehicle (EV) owners thousands of dollars when a critical component, such as an electric motor or battery management system, fails unexpectedly.
    Emily Mercer, USA Today, 22 June 2026
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  • This essentially means that, for under-16s, Snapchat ceases to function as a social media app and becomes something closer to a sophisticated messaging platform just for friends and family.
    Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • In the company of Charlie and Catherine, Leonora ceases to feel like herself.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
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  • If the plant moves forward to the construction stage, the expenditures will not be recovered through local electric utility customer rates or consumer bills.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
  • This risk decreases as the storm moves away.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
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  • Just change a natural language prompt that generally supersedes everything else.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • At the end of the day, the power of the federal government supersedes all power, state power local power.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 May 2026

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“Cuts out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20out. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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