1
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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2
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
And people very quickly begin to think about cutting off electricity, cutting off water, damage to their cities.
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ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Timing Tips For Trimming And Pruning Spring-flowering trees and shrubs should be pruned immediately after blooming to encourage more blooms for reblooming plants or to avoid cutting off buds that have set for next year’s blooms.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
In Tennessee, Republican leaders have worked with the White House to craft a package of bills aimed at cutting off any state spending on unauthorized residents, in part by creating immigration checks for public school children.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Tax the billionaires to pay for our monthly healthcare and childcare costs, ban private equity firms from buying our homes, lower energy costs by cutting off wasteful bitcoin and AI data centers.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Advocates warn that cutting off the child care subsidies could have deep impacts.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
That includes promoting financial education, encouraging competition among lenders, and supporting policies that increase transparency without cutting off opportunity.
—Julio Fuentes, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2024, King Charles took his efforts one step further by cutting off Andrew's private security and allowance.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
The Iranian government has increasingly cracked down on demonstrators in recent days, cutting off internet access and phone lines in Tehran in the middle of last week.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Timing Tips For Trimming And Pruning Spring-flowering trees and shrubs should be pruned immediately after blooming to encourage more blooms for reblooming plants or to avoid cutting off buds that have set for next year’s blooms.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
In Tennessee, Republican leaders have worked with the White House to craft a package of bills aimed at cutting off any state spending on unauthorized residents, in part by creating immigration checks for public school children.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Tax the billionaires to pay for our monthly healthcare and childcare costs, ban private equity firms from buying our homes, lower energy costs by cutting off wasteful bitcoin and AI data centers.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Advocates warn that cutting off the child care subsidies could have deep impacts.
—Geoff Mulvihill, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
That includes promoting financial education, encouraging competition among lenders, and supporting policies that increase transparency without cutting off opportunity.
—Julio Fuentes, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
In 2024, King Charles took his efforts one step further by cutting off Andrew's private security and allowance.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
The Iranian government has increasingly cracked down on demonstrators in recent days, cutting off internet access and phone lines in Tehran in the middle of last week.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting off
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Talarico’s victory marks a preliminary triumph for Democrats who argued that the path to ending the party’s 32-year statewide losing streak runs through coalition-building.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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With Monday evening performances canceled and piles of snow keeping pedestrians and drivers at bay, total grosses fell to $26,036,589 for the week ending March 1, down from $32M the previous week.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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Sort your laundry — but not by color The once cardinal rule of separating darks from whites before washing them has flown the coop.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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There were no massive barriers separating the artist from the audience.—
Becca Brazil,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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After Elmarko Jackson’s flagrant foul stopping a dunk in transition — the play was called a common foul but quickly upgraded to a flagrant-one — the Jayhawks and Sun Devils came together.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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The car seemed to struggle to merge left into a turn lane, stopping about 30 feet short of the intersection and blocking a lane of traffic.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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The new 15% universal tariffs will only cause more damage, further harming American businesses and isolating us globally.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Being awake so much can be an isolating experience.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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The White House budget chief’s reported aversion to seeing the deficit widen further on the back of a bigger military bill highlights a phenomenon observed by historian Niall Ferguson, who has said any great power that spends more on debt servicing than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Please keep praying without ceasing.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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After arriving on Netflix and Peacock, the flagship show unexpectedly broke streaming records and topped Nielsen's streaming charts for months on end in the midst of the Hollywood writers' and actors' strikes essentially halting production and postproduction on new shows.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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Let your inner animal roar with a traffic-halting color and an even bolder print.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Like clockwork, the City of Boston released its annual payroll just before shutting off the lights for the month.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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If the patient moves, the system can react instantly, shutting off the beam to help prevent harm to healthy tissue, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Vrabel first held a press conference at a podium inside the Indiana Convention Center before breaking off into a less formal side session with local reporters later.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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While that thankfully hasn't been the case this year, the county did have a hit-and-run involving a semi breaking off a snowplow mirror.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Cutting off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20off. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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