cutting in

present participle of cut in
as in interrupting
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship

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Verb
  • Truist analyst Youssef Squali, for one, on Monday reiterated his buy rating on Alphabet under the belief that the company is still winning in search, despite doubts about AI interrupting users' search engine behaviors.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Homoya yelled to a couple of birders in the group, interrupting himself in a conversation.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Italian was the first to shake up the scoreboard, breaking in the fifth and then holding serve for a 4-2 lead.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Pushing and carrying and pulling heavy weights taught me to get comfortable with breaking in order to become stronger, more resilient.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Cutting in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20in. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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