as in interrupting
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship
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Recent Examples of cutting in
The skin should look dry and slightly blistered, the potato should give with a gentle squeeze, and after cutting in, the flesh should look fluffy and steamy.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Dip the bottom of each cutting in rooting hormone and shake off any excess rooting powder or gel.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
Rogers brought the conversation back to Crockett later in the episode, cutting in to clarify his earlier remarks.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Dip the bottom of each cutting in rooting hormone and shake off any excess rooting powder or gel.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
Rogers brought the conversation back to Crockett later in the episode, cutting in to clarify his earlier remarks.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting in
Verb
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Like a rare daylight-visible meteor, a brilliant red fireball flashed before my eyes, interrupting a mindless moment of communion with nature.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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That’s a reference to what Duncan always intended, and rightly so, as a holistic approach to the problem of violent crime, involving not just violence interrupting by former gang members turned peacekeepers but better education and job opportunities for the young people most at risk.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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If the matter-antimatter asymmetry arose due to a breaking of a certain cosmic symmetry at a higher energy, then restoring the symmetry could lead to that symmetry re-breaking in a different fashion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Wild forward Nico Sturm has been breaking in his Team Germany skates at a few Minnesota practices, and joked about hiding his on-ice moves from NHL teammates that may be foes in Italy.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Cutting in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20in. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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