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 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 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

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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
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