CUTTING OFF Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

cutting off

verb

present participle of cut off

as in ending

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill

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as in separating

to set or keep apart from others the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared

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Recent Examples of cutting off According to the Wall Street Journal, the export control directive that led to Anthropic cutting off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 was triggered in part by cybersecurity research from Amazon and conversations between CEO Andy Jassy and the White House. —

Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 13 June 2026 It’s told from the perspective of a man who, ten years after cutting off his parents, reflects on their lives and on his upbringing. —

Nina Mesfin, New Yorker, 7 June 2026 The White House has doubled down on battles with Harvard and UCLA after federal judges blocked the administration from cutting off research funding from the campuses. —

ABC News, 4 June 2026 This is a vivid example of lawmakers inadvertently potentially cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Curtis recommends cutting off any browning leaves at the base with a sharp, clean pair of secateurs. —

Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 24 May 2026 The Tribune recently reported Ige also voluntarily returned tens of millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 grants, cutting off funding for disease surveillance and racial equity programming. —

A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026 Mow the grass regularly, cutting off just an inch or so of grass to create clippings that will break down quickly in your compost bin. —

Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2026 Among the opening acts of World War I, Britain severed Germany’s key telegraph cables, cutting off its communications with its forces. —

Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 17 May 2026

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And a whistle was called for offside, ending the counterattack.

— Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026
But that era is ending because memory is becoming the bottleneck.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026