as in mowing
to bring down by cutting
we need to cut down that dying tree
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Then comes fall, and a lot of people think they are done with the lawn for the season, except for mowing and raking leaves.—
Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp,
IndyStar,
27 Sep. 2025 -
Avoid using nitrogen-heavy fertilizers, watering the grass more often than needed, or letting the grass get too tall since mowing longer grass means cutting more than ⅓ of the blade.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Cutting (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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