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 If this is the case, then cutting off the water supply to this waterfall — to fill a dam or for irrigation, which happens — could harm the fish. —

Ari Daniel, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026 Retail connections faded as foot traffic disappeared, cutting off communication with buyers. —

J.m. Banks march 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026 Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The United Arab Emirates is considering cutting off Iranian access to billions of dollars held in the Gulf state, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. —

Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026 And people very quickly begin to think about cutting off electricity, cutting off water, damage to their cities. —

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

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Fresh from a marathon trip to Pakistan that failed to reach a deal for ending the war with Iran, Vice President JD Vance jetted to this Georgia college town for a campus tour organized by the conservative powerhouse Turning Point USA.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
The administration says ending Tehran's nuclear program is one of its key goals in the war with Iran.

— Tucker Reals, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026