cutting up

present participle of cut up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cutting up Ford is planning on cutting up to 1,000 roles in electric-vehicle production in Germany. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Proposition 50 would turn back the clock of progress, cutting up our neighborhoods for political gain and silencing the very voices that fought hardest for fairness. Bernadette Suarez, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025 Born Drew Desbordes, Druski, 30, is a long way from the kid who spent his time at the dinner table cutting up. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025 The large surface makes cutting up fruits, veggies and meat easy. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting up
Verb
  • Johnson, who struggles with a neuroma, swears by her Oofos mules to keep it from acting up.
    Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For the latter photo, her back was mostly to the camera, showing off a cheeky white one-piece swimsuit.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The bandeau was attached with a lace mesh fabric, and there was a second triangle cutout showing off her abs.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gisin hopes that by fooling around with measurements of these more exotic states, physicists will come to better understand the role of measurement in general.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Cutting up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20up. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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