cutting back 1 of 2

noun

Definition of cutting backnext
as in ungenerosity

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cutting back

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verb

present participle of cut back
1
as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street

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2
as in shortening
to make less in extent or duration cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting back
  1. shortening
  2. selfishness
  3. trimming
  4. clipping
  5. economy
  6. saving
  7. thrift
  8. parsimony
Verb
  • The last took place in 2012-13, shortening that season to 48 games.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Team members commit to making positive change such as shortening their default meeting duration to create buffer time, but then lose their will when no one else follows suit.
    Shani Harmon, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of shortening
Noun
  • Like The Substance, there’s a vein of selfishness born from societal powerlessness underpinning the film, here focusing on the unique clash of ultra-modernity and traditionalism experienced in China and Hong Kong at the dawn of the new millennium.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The selfishness is bleeding into the defense as well.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of selfishness
Verb
  • Other cost-saving opportunities may come from trimming benefits.
    Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Asia Lenders in China, with a nudge from the People’s Bank of China, are expected to join the campaign to revive business activity by trimming their loan prime rates on Monday.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of trimming
Verb
  • In reality, though, because the TCL’s tone mapping is not as effective as that of the Samsung TV, the TCL’s brightness can cause clipping and leave the image looking ‘peaky’ and unbalanced.
    John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Crowder has spent much of the past thirty-odd years clipping them into shape.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of clipping
Noun
  • All the major North American carriers — Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Air Canada — use variations of priority boarding, with premium passengers allowed to board before those who purchase economy seats.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • For the Michigan economy, the economists anticipate stronger growth in 2025 and 2026 as the potential federal tax cuts and additional Federal Reserve interest rate cuts act to boost growth.
    JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of economy
Noun
  • Instead of going back to the well for more public funds, AC Transit should look at the cost side of the ledger, focusing on savings opportunities other than service cuts.
    Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This decrease was attributed to a savings initiative to offset the decline in revenue.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of saving
Noun
  • Will the gift elicit a momentary laugh and then end up in the trash or being donated to a thrift store?
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The thrift store is tied to a Catholic parish in Harbor Springs, north of Traverse City and Petoskey, according to its website.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of thrift
Noun
  • And even if the existing global public health architecture survives this time of parsimony and austerity, it will have been remodeled along the way.
    Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
  • But the Senate’s parsimony on these issues was praised by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a think tank that advocates for racial and economic justice.
    Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
Definition of parsimony
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