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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut out
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On Election Day, Ramirez and Hernandez found out Hernandez’s brother Johnny died, undocumented, in Minersville, Pa.Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Diane Delano, a prolific character actress known for roles in Northern Exposure, Popular, PEN15, Days of Our Lives, and many other projects, has died.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Of course, that doesn’t stop Jimmy from seeking out Wally (Kimberly Condict) — a woman who found a neighbor’s dog and decided to keep him — and forcing her to return Bandit to his rightful owner.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Dec. 2024
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That didn’t stop him from falling in love with the craft after his first glimpse of live magic on a cruise at age 13.Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 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 Andrew Jackson Foundation announced on Tuesday the appointment of Jason R. Zajac as its next president and CEO to replace Howard J. Kittell who retired in June after a 16-year tenure.Jennifer Lindahl, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Crews completed repairs to the wall this week by replacing 70 feet of concrete and installing a new fence on top of the wall to protect it from vandalism.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 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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The driver then reportedly cut across the lanes of I-84 West onto the Exit 55 ramp to Route 2 East as troopers attempted, and failed, to box the vehicle in, state police said.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 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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If no bill is passed, any government operations deemed nonessential will cease and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will see their work disrupted.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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By dawn, Assad had departed Damascus for Russia, without a word to the people his family had ruled—and gassed, imprisoned, tortured, and murdered—for a half century.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Following a tribute to Ramos’ career at the network, the TV anchor shared a few departing words to viewers at home.Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Cut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20out. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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