1
as in dying
to stop functioning
the engine abruptly cut out
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2
as in ending
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!
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3
as in departing
to leave a place often for another
after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out
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4
as in replacing
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 cutting out
The Carnivore Diet The Carnivore Diet is highly restrictive, cutting out plant foods and relying entirely on animal products for nutrients.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 Jan. 2026
Your fourth tip centers on diet quality, in particular cutting out ultraprocessed foods.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Rose began increasing her protein intake, eating smaller meals more frequently, and cutting out milk and juice.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
In this story, Nancy, her father, and her trusted housekeeper are heading up to an inn in the Adirondacks for a long weekend of skiing and cutting out paper Valentines until a murder occurs.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Some fishermen plan to sell directly off their boats at Pier 45 and Pier 47, cutting out the middleman.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
But now research suggests normal coffee intake is better for those with AF as opposed to cutting out the drink altogether.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Editing was done by spooling the recording from one reel to another, cutting out the unwanted elements with a razor blade, and cello-taping the remaining tape back together.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
In the video above, the show's audio can be heard cutting out, censoring whatever Goldberg said next.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 Jan. 2026
Your fourth tip centers on diet quality, in particular cutting out ultraprocessed foods.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Rose began increasing her protein intake, eating smaller meals more frequently, and cutting out milk and juice.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
In this story, Nancy, her father, and her trusted housekeeper are heading up to an inn in the Adirondacks for a long weekend of skiing and cutting out paper Valentines until a murder occurs.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Some fishermen plan to sell directly off their boats at Pier 45 and Pier 47, cutting out the middleman.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
But now research suggests normal coffee intake is better for those with AF as opposed to cutting out the drink altogether.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Editing was done by spooling the recording from one reel to another, cutting out the unwanted elements with a razor blade, and cello-taping the remaining tape back together.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
In the video above, the show's audio can be heard cutting out, censoring whatever Goldberg said next.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting out
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As oblivion approached, with all its attendant possibilities of panic or bitterness, Bowie summoned the generosity to evoke the ordeal of one prematurely dying man while also thinking and creating at the no less vast scale of life itself.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Since the late 1980s, newspapers like the Press and the Post-Gazette have been dying a slow death with loss of circulation and advertising revenue that's all but disappeared since the birth of the internet.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Chargers have been without top tackles Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater because of season-ending ankle and knee injuries, respectively, and tried to make do as best as possible.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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The team labored in home losses to Houston and the Los Angeles Chargers, with Mahomes ultimately suffering a season-ending ACL injury in the fourth quarter of that setback against the Chargers.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Warren joins former Boise State wide receivers coach Matt Miller and safeties coach Tyler Stockton in departing the program in recent days.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tourists seeking to visit the Statue of Liberty were defrauded daily by unscrupulous ticket-hawkers pitching water tours departing miles away that charge high prices and can’t land on Liberty Island.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Adoption accelerates naturally when professionals understand that AI is amplifying their capabilities, rather than replacing them.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lecholop acknowledged that the key feature of the process is removing a board elected by the community and replacing it with one hand-picked by Morath.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Her vehicle accelerated down the road, crashing into parked cars nearby.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Honda traveled another several feet before crashing into another car.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Federal judge Julia Kobick in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction stopping the Administration from enforcing the policy against Orr and six other individual plaintiffs in April.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Now, a passenger aircraft that can complete make the journey without stopping is in the final stages of construction, Qantas announced on Friday, releasing first images of the plane as it is assembled.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While police approached, O’Neil was seen exiting the sporting goods store.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Comply with exiting the vehicle if ordered, but do not argue; dispute violations later in court.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Those charges, however, were amended when prosecutors filed superseding indictments in both cases in early September.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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The revelation was disclosed in a superseding indictment posted to the federal docket on Tuesday.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Cutting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20out. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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