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as in biting
causing intense discomfort to one's skin
a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder
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as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
the cutting side of the sword blade
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as in satirical
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
her cutting comments serve only one purpose: to make someone cry
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as in slicing
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass
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as in skipping
to fail to attend
a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses
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as in isolating
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing
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as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet
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as in diluting
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
the fruit juice was so cut with water that it was barely a fruit-flavored drink
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as in veering
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
cut towards the goal, eluding a defender
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as in intersecting
to divide by passing through or across
a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half
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as in analyzing
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
whichever way you cut it, we won't be seeing any profits from the business for at least three years
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting
Adjective
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As always, Danan’s voice is hysterically funny, her characters’ exhibiting a wry and biting sense of humor.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
19 May 2025 -
Fey’s writing usually has a reputation of being more on the biting or sardonic side, but The Four Seasons trades out the eye rolls for loving looks (mostly).—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Remove 1 cup of banana slices to a small bowl; mash well with a fork.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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Collins stirred it up and served it with a slice of fresh grapefruit, and both gentlemen, pleased, agreed that the drink deserved a name.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
31 May 2025
Verb
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One issue that is rarely mentioned involves the potential harsh blowback that heavy drinkers might experience when suddenly skipping alcohol for a full month.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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The crawl from one to the other matters as much as the enlightenment itself—skipping the charnel grounds isn’t an option.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Luckily, Pattinson manages to keep things buoyant without diluting the late-capitalism metaphors or the melancholy existentialism.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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One common pitfall is trying to merge every element of a marketing campaign into a single effort, diluting its effectiveness.—
Alex Khassa,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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By capturing and analyzing exchanges at scale, companies can uncover subtle patterns and preferences that drive business decisions, turning everyday conversations into an engine for market intelligence and revenue growth.—
Todd Fisher,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Research surveyed knowledge workers who regularly use AI tools, analyzing nearly 1,000 real-world examples.—
Charles Towers-Clark,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Visual China Group | Getty Images China's manufacturing activity in May shrank at its fastest pace since September 2022, a private survey showed Tuesday, as a sharper decline in new export orders highlighted the impact of prohibitive U.S. tariffs.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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Palm Royale Fans who loved Devon’s sharp wit in Sirens will find a kindred spirit in Palm Royale’s Maxine (Kristen Wiig), a woman who schemes her way into the inner circle of Palm Beach’s most exclusive country club.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Neither damning nor satiric, W. is oddly wistful, almost regretful — rare sentiments in a Stone film.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2025
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All Systems Red is a legible introduction to Wells’ hyper-capitalist, playfully satiric galaxy.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
16 May 2025
Noun
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On June 2, Kelly Clarkson and Hoda Kotb appeared together on an episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show wearing two very different versions of the leg-lengthening denim cut that’s sweeping Hollywood for summer: wide-leg jeans.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Government spending also fell in light of DOGE cuts, while consumer spending held up.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Cutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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