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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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cutting

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noun

as in slice
a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting a bag full of grass cuttings

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cutting

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verb

present participle of cut
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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 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 mowing
to shorten the standing leafy plant cover of you need to cut the lawn very soon—before it becomes a jungle

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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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Recent Examples of cutting
Verb
Barcelona’s decision was not a sporting one but based on cutting wages. Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025 There’s people cutting sandwiches, putting the sandwiches right to the camera, squeezing the juices. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025 New Bayern Munich signing Luis Díaz strolled down the left flank before cutting inside and poking a cross along the six-yard line. Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Parents pushing, people cutting lines, nasty attitudes everywhere, especially outside and in Sephora. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 Everything else is printed with biodegradable or recycled filament, cutting plastic use without giving up structural performance. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025 Tariffs have kept inflation stickier than expected, and some Fed officials worry that cutting too deeply risks reigniting price pressures just as households may face higher costs at the grocery store or the mall. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025 Indeed, with the big beautiful bill cutting air pollution monitoring measures and clean energy incentives for corporations, environmental protection feels like an unattainable dream. Lahari Vuppaladhadiam, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 Picking or cutting flowers or removing plants, shrubs or trees from anywhere on-site is not allowed. Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting
Adjective
  • The characters have this sharp, biting, British humor.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
  • There’s Bud the biting cat, played by a feline named Tonic and who deserves a three-picture deal.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Pennsylvania Budget Stalemate A considerable slice of SEPTA’s budget—nearly two-thirds—comes from the state.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • As the moon is covered by the inner part of Earth's shadow during the eclipse, sunlight not blocked by Earth is filtered through a thick slice of Earth's atmosphere before reaching the moon's surface, NASA explained.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Let stand until glaze firms up, about 15 minutes, before slicing and serving.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The line will run along the Interstate 15 corridor, slicing through the San Bernardino Mountains and across the desert.
    Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • That means skipping the laundry list of tasks and emphasizing outcomes.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to conventional risk factors, like lower body mass index and older age, skipping breakfast and eating dinner late are independently associated with osteoporosis, according to a new study.
    Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a society that relies so heavily on categorizing people into a gender binary, targeting a young man’s masculinity can be a particularly painful and isolating experience.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Your support system may weaken, isolating you even further.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • At the same time, the Congressional Budget Office sees tariffs shaving trillions of dollars off the deficit.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • When a trompo taco is ordered, a cook brandishes a knife of ferocious sharpness, shaving a thin, broad piece large enough to overhang the corn tortilla it’s laid upon.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Even though the weather is much more tolerable than in the hot summer months, once that fall feeling arrives, the end of mowing the grass for the year is in sight.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Homeowners should take care to check their yard thoroughly for rabbit nests before mowing their yard, with mowers also proving a major risk to kits.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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  • Long-term vitality comes from widening the circle of decision-makers without diluting the core mission.
    Ken Polk, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The true impact lies in the quiet slicing and dicing of communities, fracturing coalitions, diluting voices, and disenfranchising voters.
    Matt Klink, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Cutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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