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as in biting
causing intense discomfort to one's skin
a frigid day with a cutting wind that made it seem even colder
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as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
the cutting side of the sword blade
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as in satiric
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
her cutting comments serve only one purpose: to make someone cry
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as in slicing
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 skipping
to fail to attend
a warning that she had been cutting too many classes without valid excuses
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as in isolating
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 shaving
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 diluting
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 veering
to depart abruptly from a straight line or course
cut towards the goal, eluding a defender
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as in intersecting
to divide by passing through or across
a long mountain range virtually cuts that country in half
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as in analyzing
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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Recent Examples of cutting
Liana Handler
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The Rockets essentially dumped Finney-Smith in a cost-cutting move after making some free agent transactions, notably signing guard Marcus Smart, and surrendered three second-rounders to the Hornets to seal the deal.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
3 July 2026
During the construction of the Panama Canal, their steam shovels helped remove staggering quantities of earth, cutting a path between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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Malika Bowling,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Firefighters quickly tended to mother and baby, clamping and cutting the umbilical cord, and both were transported in stable condition to the hospital.
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Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Continue along the beautiful highway past La Crosse, Wisconsin, then, consider cutting inward to Viroqua, Wisconsin, via State Highway 14.
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Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
The supervisory board will be required to sign off on the cost-cutting exercise, according to the Manager Magazin, which first reported news of the firm's restructuring plans on Friday.
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Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
In a June 9 draft of the general fund budget adjustment, Antioch proposed cutting $27,825 from the response team’s contract, potentially reducing services.
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Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
According to the city budget, cutting the five positions saved the city $918,000.
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Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Verb
The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
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Liana Handler
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The Rockets essentially dumped Finney-Smith in a cost-cutting move after making some free agent transactions, notably signing guard Marcus Smart, and surrendered three second-rounders to the Hornets to seal the deal.
—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
3 July 2026
During the construction of the Panama Canal, their steam shovels helped remove staggering quantities of earth, cutting a path between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
—
Malika Bowling,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Firefighters quickly tended to mother and baby, clamping and cutting the umbilical cord, and both were transported in stable condition to the hospital.
—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Continue along the beautiful highway past La Crosse, Wisconsin, then, consider cutting inward to Viroqua, Wisconsin, via State Highway 14.
—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
The supervisory board will be required to sign off on the cost-cutting exercise, according to the Manager Magazin, which first reported news of the firm's restructuring plans on Friday.
—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
In a June 9 draft of the general fund budget adjustment, Antioch proposed cutting $27,825 from the response team’s contract, potentially reducing services.
—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
According to the city budget, cutting the five positions saved the city $918,000.
—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting
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So Google isn’t trying to release more biting mosquitoes into neighborhoods.
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Netflix’s big comedy bet might be the Dan Levy–Rachel Sennott co-creation Big Mistakes; the biting, farcical series about adult siblings who get caught up in the drug business plays like Weeds crossed with The Other Two.
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Tourism in Albania has seen a sharp increase in recent years, with people relishing the nation’s vast, undeveloped coastline.
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Netanyahu, 76, has spent decades mastering political theater, sharp messaging and grand performances.
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Since premiering in 2014, the satirical news program has earned 32 Emmy Awards, including program and writing wins for 10 consecutive years at the Primetime Emmy Awards, along with multiple Peabody, GLAAD, Writers Guild and Producers Guild honors.
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On Tuesday, protesters were asked to bring diapers and write demands for Pradhan’s resignation on them – a satirical swipe at the government’s inability to stop exam leaks, Dipke said.
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Brands across the board are focusing on the US, upping their flagship boutique sizes and specs, and venturing further into the country after years of prioritizing slim slices of the coasts.
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This small appliance does a wonderful job of taking slices of bread and bagels to a lovely, crisp golden brown, perfect for spreading with cream cheese or adding all of your favorite breakfast sandwich toppings.
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Transfer the ribs to a cutting board and rest for 15 minutes before slicing.
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Poppyseed grapefruit cake cooled and removed from its pan, then popped back in for travel—and popped back out for slicing at the event?
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Leaders can help curb the risk of junior employees skipping the fundamentals by pairing AI use with mentorship.
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To expedite a return to flight, Limp said, the company is not rebuilding the same pad and is skipping construction of a new transporter-erector (which would take a long time).
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Both sisters agreed that sharing the experience was a blessing, because pregnancy can sometimes be very isolating.
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Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.
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Right now, Amazon has it on sale for 13% off, shaving $20 off.
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Evert allowed cameras to accompany her to treatments and doctor appointments and document her son shaving off her hair after chemotherapy.
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“Cutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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