as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
with a cutoff for funding the war, military operations soon ground to a halt
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Recent Examples of cutoffs
The Franklin Fire continues to rage across Malibu, burning more than 2,600 acres and causing widespread evacuations and power cutoffs.
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Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Looking ahead, Baird cautioned about shipping cutoffs.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
There's no evidence that Aykroyd was self-conscious about strutting around in a pair of denim cutoffs in front of the cast and crew, but the sketch he's shown rehearsing in the film is real.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
However, multiple challenges from last year — including age cutoffs at pharmacies and limited stock at pediatricians’ offices — may persist this season.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Looking ahead, Baird cautioned about shipping cutoffs.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
There's no evidence that Aykroyd was self-conscious about strutting around in a pair of denim cutoffs in front of the cast and crew, but the sketch he's shown rehearsing in the film is real.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
However, multiple challenges from last year — including age cutoffs at pharmacies and limited stock at pediatricians’ offices — may persist this season.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutoffs
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School closures also impacted San Diego County due to preemptive power outages and inclement weather, the county’s Office of Education posted on social media Tuesday.Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The closures mark a turning point for the city’s migrant crisis.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The jury was asked to draw starkly different conclusions from the evidence.Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Data can be used to remove some of the guesswork, helping your managers draw meaningful conclusions about past performance and gain a lens into their teams’ potential future performance.Arnab Mishra, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Many residents were without power Tuesday because of emergency shutoffs by firefighters and power utilities.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement San Diego Gas & Electric is considering shutoffs for more than 117,000 customers across San Diego and Orange counties.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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The shutdowns picked up in the second half of the decade, hastened by industry consolidation that led to the closure of a growing number of chain pharmacies between 2018 and 2021.Tina Reed, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Make sure your computer isn't overheating Computer overheating is a common cause of intermittent shutdowns and crashes.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Cutoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutoffs. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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