1
as in to die
to stop functioning
the engine abruptly cut out
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2
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!
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3
as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out
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as in capable
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Recent Examples of cut out
Rob Toews, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Power outages at their home are common and running water cuts out several times a day.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
Tsarukyan will have his work cut out for him, as Makhachev has been getting better each and every fight he was engaged in since securing the lightweight belt.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The 119th Congress, in turn, has its work cut out to bolster these with permanent legislative actions, ensuring they aren’t reversed again.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Nvidia may hope to cut out the middleman by offering its chips directly to end customers rather than relying on the cloud vendors as intermediaries.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Power outages at their home are common and running water cuts out several times a day.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
Tsarukyan will have his work cut out for him, as Makhachev has been getting better each and every fight he was engaged in since securing the lightweight belt.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The 119th Congress, in turn, has its work cut out to bolster these with permanent legislative actions, ensuring they aren’t reversed again.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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After a brief illness, Shyer died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to the Hollywood Reporter.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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One person died in the Liverpool area, located south of Houston, and four people suffered injuries that weren't considered critical, said Madison Polston, spokesperson for the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office.CBS News, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Society needs to wake up and stop numbing, masking and develop healthier coping skills before everyone is addicted and no sane and healthy people are left in America!Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024
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When Springsteen stops touring, sometime around his 100th birthday in 2049, and fans look back at the best shows of the post-reunion era, this one will be high on the list.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024
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There needs to be balance and some states should exit the program.David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Clients may lose faith in your ability to protect more than just their data and may decide to exit.Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The automaker's thunderous V8 has been replaced with a smaller V6, which Busse says is better than its predecessor.Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Max Mitchell substituted in to replace him as the Jets trailed the Rams 19-9.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Or, consider the Greenland shark–the longest living vertebrate known to science, capable of living up to 500 years.Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The department, however, is still setting up a lab fully capable of testing for compounds and creating enforcement mechanisms.Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Hartman, in a lengthy offensive slump, failed to get back defensively on the Panthers’ third goal.Joe Smith, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Baldwin led a group of 21 Democratic senators in a largely symbolic effort to strike Johnson's language on Monday, but the effort failed.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Here are some other services that will cease until a shutdown would end: Duties carried out by the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP) to review an invetigate reports of misconduct or poor performance.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Florida businesses receive millions of dollars in federal contracts, payments of which would cease in a shutdown.Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Against this scenario, Boeing must also cope with the loss of senior engineering talent critical to the creation of a new airplane, many of whom are departing due to layoffs or greener pastures in other parts of aerospace, such as space or electric air vehicles.Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Potential arrivals are contingent on fringe players departing.Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Cut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20out. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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