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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
Justine Calma, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
The European Central Bank, for example, is expected to cut rates further in 2025, especially in light of trade risks and global instability.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
The December hiring surge may also force the Fed to slow down its rate cut plans, with the U.S. labor market still appearing to move in high gear.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Countries that have signed onto the Paris agreement are supposed to update their national climate plans this year, and the Biden administration submitted a more ambitious plan last month of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60 percent by 2035.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
The European Central Bank, for example, is expected to cut rates further in 2025, especially in light of trade risks and global instability.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Giants wanted McCloud to take a pay cut before a Week 4 game against the Cowboys that McCloud was set to start.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
The December hiring surge may also force the Fed to slow down its rate cut plans, with the U.S. labor market still appearing to move in high gear.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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Sansa works out his true nature by season seven, however, revealing his crimes in a dramatic trial and having sister Ayra slit his throat.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
1 Jan. 2025
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The Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three young children before slitting her wrists and jumping out of a second-story window in an attempt to take her own life is planning to seek an insanity defense, court records show.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
18 Dec. 2024
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But Holmes, 46, switched things up at the ankles, skipping leather boots and sneakers for a pair of white ballet flats worn over black ankle socks.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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Nevada also insisted its players would be allowed to skip the contest without facing discipline.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Many users joined the app in early 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was otherwise isolating them from community and other creative outlets.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Advocates say the complaints show a persistent pattern of exploitation in an industry, with limited oversight, that employs some of the most vulnerable workers in the country — workers isolated, without social networks, who often don’t speak English.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Jan. 2025
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The first clip the star shared was of his hair being partially shaved off from behind, then a video of the front of his forehead with a new, marked line indicating where the transplant would be.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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The Biden administration offered 400,000 acres after shaving off one million acres from the original boundaries to avoid areas crucial to the polar bear and Porcupine caribou populations.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Ever since people started mowing their lawns, there has been a mountain of excuses for putting it off, like any other chore.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
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Refrain from mowing on frozen grass It's also recommended to not mow your lawn in the winter if the grass is frozen.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2024
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Over-reliance on logos weakens brands over time, just as an over-saturation of stores dilutes their allure.—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Chlorine beach is an excellent disinfectant for the kitchen but even if it is diluted with water, surfaces should be rinsed before they are used for food preparation.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2025
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After that, most of the atmospheric rivers that hit the West Coast from October into January veered northward into Washington, Oregon and Northern California instead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2025
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McKim was also speeding at an estimated 83 mph in a 70 mph zone and headed north when his pickup truck veered into the southbound lanes of U.S. 281 in Blanco County, according to the report.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2025
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Intersectionality—a term coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw—reminds us that race, ethnicity, age, ability and other identities intersect to create unique experiences of discrimination.—
Aniela Unguresan,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Since then, however, his range of holdings, which include extensive urban real estate development in the state, tens of millions in technology investments as well as oil and gas leases, intersected with his policy decisions as governor, a New York Times review has found.—
Alexandra Berzon,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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