1
as in dying
to stop functioning
the engine abruptly cut out
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2
as in ending
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!
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3
as in departing
to leave a place often for another
after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out
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4
as in replacing
to take the place of
this ambitious new friend of hers seems to be cutting out people that she's known for years
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Recent Examples of cutting out
Editing was done by spooling the recording from one reel to another, cutting out the unwanted elements with a razor blade, and cello-taping the remaining tape back together.
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
In the video above, the show's audio can be heard cutting out, censoring whatever Goldberg said next.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
After cutting out the eyes from the latex mask and the entire face from the bunny mask, Barr combines the two to create something else entirely.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
To look past the colonizing gaze of the footage, Zaven didn’t just rely on cutting out the shots of triumphant soldiers.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Crampton prioritized anti-inflammatory meals, cutting out all refined sugar and dairy.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
There are electrodes that can split hydrogen straight out of seawater, cutting out the need for costly desalination.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Preschoolers can practice their scissors skills by cutting out the simple shapes that make up this colorful witch from Toddler Approved.
—Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 6 Oct. 2025
Naadam launched in 2013, immediately generating attention based on its mission of sourcing cashmere fibers directly from Mongolian herding communities — thereby cutting out the middlemen and paying suppliers more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
In the video above, the show's audio can be heard cutting out, censoring whatever Goldberg said next.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
After cutting out the eyes from the latex mask and the entire face from the bunny mask, Barr combines the two to create something else entirely.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
To look past the colonizing gaze of the footage, Zaven didn’t just rely on cutting out the shots of triumphant soldiers.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Crampton prioritized anti-inflammatory meals, cutting out all refined sugar and dairy.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
There are electrodes that can split hydrogen straight out of seawater, cutting out the need for costly desalination.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Preschoolers can practice their scissors skills by cutting out the simple shapes that make up this colorful witch from Toddler Approved.
—Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 6 Oct. 2025
Naadam launched in 2013, immediately generating attention based on its mission of sourcing cashmere fibers directly from Mongolian herding communities — thereby cutting out the middlemen and paying suppliers more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting out
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Singing this material with players who improvise — solos changing, every version being a little different — taught me about that urgent live-ensemble space where everyone’s living and dying by the next player onstage.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Shaw-naé explains how then-mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is dying to speak with her, how the Venmo CEO invited her to some fancy app meeting, all while Al Roker is buzzing on her phone to give an update on Friday’s upcoming dinner service.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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After losing star tight end Tucker Kraft , who led the team with 489 yards receiving and six touchdowns, to a season-ending ACL injury, Green Bay was on the hunt to find a suitable replacement.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Alexander suffered a season-ending torn PCL in his right knee in 2024.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Colin Walsh will succeed Kyle Leahy, who will be departing Glossier at the end of the year, as the beauty brand’s next CEO.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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After departing the Grateful Dead in 1979, the Godchauxs formed the Heart of Gold Band, which was cut short by Keith’s tragic death in a car accident the following year.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
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After replacing original director Christopher Landon, Williamson will be directing a Scream for the first time, after scripting the first, second, and fourth installments.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Miami’s priority should have been, and now evidently was, replacing Grier with a proven, accomplished GM given the power to replace or retain McDaniel for one more try.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a huge fireball.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Nov. 2025
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That plane, an Airbus A300-600F, was found to have descended at an unsafe altitude, crashing and killing both members on board.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Look for signs like the cat stopping purring, stiffening, thrashing their tail, or hissing.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Despite the logic gleaned from the accounting books arguing to the contrary, spending is showing no signs of stopping.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Surveillance video shows two masked men entering through an interior hallway of the storage facility before exiting into an outdoor area enclosed by a metal fence.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Prescott, who spent three years as an external adviser to the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee before exiting in June, raised questions with the committee, BBC executives, and the corporation’s board.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Those charges, however, were amended when prosecutors filed superseding indictments in both cases in early September.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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The revelation was disclosed in a superseding indictment posted to the federal docket on Tuesday.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Cutting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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