horning in

verb

present participle of horn in
as in cutting in

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horning in
  1. cutting in
  2. breaking in
  3. putting in
  4. chipping in
Verb
  • Kerr and his pacers lined up on the outside, wary of cutting in from wide a year on from Cameron Myers toppling over and out just behind him in the 2025 Diamond League meet, where Kerr finished second in the 1500 meters.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Add shortening and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no larger than small peas.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of cutting in
Verb
  • Just recently, a client came to us because their onboarding and user data pipeline kept breaking in ways their users could feel.
    — Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Not a week goes by without news of a high-profile auction breaking in Publishers Weekly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of breaking in
Verb
  • Kwame Crockett is among a sizable share of flexible workers who are putting in full-time hours at the plant.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 8 July 2026
  • Brooklyn cruised to a 3-0 lead without needing Rachel, putting in the bench players to lose the meaningless final and will look to regroup tomorrow.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of putting in
Verb
  • Actor and producer Tyler Perry is chipping in for the 18-year-old’s funeral, and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is helping fund an independent autopsy commissioned by Wells’s family.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
  • Scheffler, who fell nine shots behind with a pair of bogeys at the start, shot 32 on the back nine by chipping in from 65 feet on the 14th for the start of three straight birdies.
    — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of chipping in
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