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as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
I cut my hand on a piece of broken glass
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as in to skip
to fail to attend
a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses
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as in to isolate
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
the snobbish lady cut anyone who didn't meet her standards of wealth and social standing
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as in to shave
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet
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as in to dilute
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances
the fruit juice was so cut with water that it was barely a fruit-flavored drink
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as in to veer
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
cut towards the goal, eluding a defender
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as in to intersect
to divide by passing through or across
a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half
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as in to analyze
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
whichever way you cut it, we won't be seeing any profits from the business for at least three years
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as in share
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
received my cut of the profits from the garage sale
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as in haircut
a style or arrangement of hair
she decided she needed a new cut after wearing her hair the same way for years
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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
completely ignoring her was the unkindest cut of all
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as in reduced
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Recent Examples of cut
Kevin Williams, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
During the rally, Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders bashed Trump and Musk’s widespread effort to cut government spending and downsize federal agencies, and touted working class everyday Americans.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
Trump and Musk contend the new GOP administration is the most transparent in history for announcing agency overhauls and charting savings from spending cuts.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
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Trump has renewed his pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help ease the pain of tariffs as more Americans become worried again about their financial situation.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
During the rally, Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders bashed Trump and Musk’s widespread effort to cut government spending and downsize federal agencies, and touted working class everyday Americans.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
Trump cuts of $14 billion in grants to climate groups.
—Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
Trump and Musk contend the new GOP administration is the most transparent in history for announcing agency overhauls and charting savings from spending cuts.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
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Then, fearing he'd be blamed, Tripp stole a knife from the office of pastry chef Didier Gotthard (Bronson Pinchot) and used it to slit A.B.'s wrists in order to make his death look more like a suicide.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Heat is then directed upward and outward via outlet slits on the card edges to reduce the recirculation of heated air.—
John Burek,
PCMAG,
20 Jan. 2025
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Do yourself and skip buying fluffy, heavy beach towels during the Amazon Big Spring Sale event.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Mar. 2025
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Underestimating regulatory factors and skipping essential disclosures 6.—
Alex Kreger,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Realizing she was isolated and possibly overwhelmed, the project trapped the bird and brought her home to Louisiana.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Seniors who are struggling with their health or are isolated after friends pass or move away can find assistance at either center by signing up with PACE, Jurgensen said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Derrin claims Farley would also shave and put his body hair on people and their food.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Revisited epic, and its power is undiminished even though Dylan shaved off some of the latter verses.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2025
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Remove excessive quantities of tree leaves from home lawns before mowing. 20.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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The city placed signs along a 6-mile stretch of Ronald Reagan Boulevard to let residents know that Leander is delaying mowing the area until June for milkweed growth (the only plant the butterflies will lay eggs on).—
Nicole Cobler,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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During 2024 short squeeze dynamics drove the price much higher, which allowed the company to issue shares, diluting common shareholders by approximately 15% and raising the company over $3.4 Billion in cash.—
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The rest of its ingredients make up a veritable bouquet of vegetables: Carrots, celery, cabbage, onion, parsley, and turnip are diluted and mixed with the caramel color to make a shelf-stable seasoning condiment that boosts a wide variety of dishes.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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All of that will be entirely separate from the cost to taxpayers of administering a citywide special election, which could veer north of $10 million.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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Gascón has veered between being apologetic and remorseful about the posts, to raging against her critics.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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He's been covering style, grooming and watches for over a decade, traveling across the world to examine how these topics intersect with the broader… Read More Read More On: Jaeger-LeCoultre Patek Philippe Vacheron Constantin Watch Collector Watches & Wonders Like this article?—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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Doing so not only shows you how our economies intersect, but also how to leverage that intersection to your advantage.—
Rahim Madhavji,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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