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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
Ben Pickman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Intel is planning to cut more than 20% of its workforce, Bloomberg reported.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The universities argued in their lawsuit that arbitrary cuts to indirect research costs would force them to lay off staff, shutter expensive facilities and devastate the careers of young scientists.
—Nate Raymond, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Over the next three weeks, 13 teams — yes, 13 as the Golden State Valkyries begin their inaugural campaign — will face several difficult roster decisions to cut rosters to 11 or 12 players, depending on respective salary cap situations.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Intel is planning to cut more than 20% of its workforce, Bloomberg reported.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
Via David Lightman Trump’s cuts to California State Library lead to hiring freeze and furloughs, via William Melhado
The Sacramento Bee
William Melhado is The Sacramento Bee’s State Worker reporter.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The universities argued in their lawsuit that arbitrary cuts to indirect research costs would force them to lay off staff, shutter expensive facilities and devastate the careers of young scientists.
—Nate Raymond, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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Rolling the pastry around the carrots and sealing the ends creates the traditional Wellington shape; decorative slits in the dough add visual interest and allow steam to escape while the log cooks.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Then, fearing he'd be blamed, Tripp stole a knife from the office of pastry chef Didier Gotthard (Bronson Pinchot) and used it to slit A.B.'s wrists in order to make his death look more like a suicide.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Millet plays with the title and with the idea of atavism, in which an ancient trait asserts itself by skipping forward a few generations to suddenly appear in the gene pool.—
Heather Scott Partington,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Shark is hosting an epic sale with discounts across its most popular models, and these deals up to 51% off are too good to skip.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, the current political and market volatility can become distracting, or even isolating.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Traumatic or abusive situations often distance or isolate people.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Tommaso Ciampa has recently undergone a noticeable change in appearance by shaving off his trademark beard.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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With cord-cutting continuing to shave the traditional pay-TV bundle by millions of subscribers a year, however, FAST has become an increasingly vibrant part of the TV ecosystem.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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In lawns, take care not to mow too low, as this opens the canopy to seed establishment.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Mind you, traditional maintenance crews still mow the fairways and greens at this club.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The plain and active meaning of the word cannot be diluted by its constriction, as the government would have it, to a narrow term of art.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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This approach dilutes your unique value proposition and distracts from your primary purpose.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Authorities believe Souza was traveling on the highway when the truck veered and landed in the river, Fox2 reported.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Several looks veered away from tradition and were not a typical bridal white.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Viewers will remember that Sheppard showed up in the season premiere, when his investigation of a deadly biker gang intersected with the Organized Crime Control Bureau’s pursuit of a dirty trucking company.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Three kilometres east and intersected by San Sebastien airport is Irun.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Cut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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