recut

verb

re·​cut (ˌ)rē-ˈkət How to pronounce recut (audio)
ˈrē-ˌkət
recut; recutting; recuts

transitive verb

1
: to cut again
2
: to edit anew
recut a film

Examples of recut in a Sentence

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Anxious to distance herself from that movie, which MGM reportedly recut against director Jim Goddard’s wishes, Madonna turned her attention to playing Nikki Finn, her savvy parolee in the screwball comedy Who’s That Girl. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 5 July 2024 The idea was to recut the 90-minute shows of the NBC sketch show into 30-minute episodes for syndication. Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 June 2024 For Ryan Swen, a 26-year-old Mann-iac who independently recut Blackhat and circulated it online, Mann’s style is unparalleled among his Hollywood contemporaries. John Semley, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023 Soderbergh offered to clear his schedule and recut the movie with him. Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for recut 

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of recut was in 1664

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“Recut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recut. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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