1
as in to die
to stop functioning
the engine abruptly cut out
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2
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!
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3
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out
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as in capable
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Recent Examples of cut out
Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, fans missed part of the final minute of the Charlotte Hornets' 127-126 overtime victory over the Miami Heat in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night because Amazon Prime Video’s stream cut out.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The second youngest mayor of the country’s largest city has his work cut out for him.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Clavicular is then removed from the frame before the stream abruptly cuts out.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Also, the supervisors noted line items cut out of Nicchitta’s preliminary budget.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, fans missed part of the final minute of the Charlotte Hornets' 127-126 overtime victory over the Miami Heat in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night because Amazon Prime Video’s stream cut out.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
The second youngest mayor of the country’s largest city has his work cut out for him.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Clavicular is then removed from the frame before the stream abruptly cuts out.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut out
Verb
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In 2019, Elisa Serna died at the Las Colinas women’s jail after a doctor and nurse left her alone after watching her collapse.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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That’s the year the Boston Marathon suffered a terrorist attack in which three people died and hundreds more were injured.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Quin Snyder’s Towns wrinkle stalled the Knicks briefly, then stopped working.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The workers get ordered to start jobs, stop jobs, ignore jobs and are other things that turn them into ping pong balls, with the Butleys and the del Valles as the paddles.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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According to the international policy group, humanitarian aid shipments departing India that would typically follow the coast of the Arabian Peninsula to Sudan are instead being forced to go around the Cape of Good Hope, through the Mediterranean Sea and enter the Red Sea by way of the Suez Canal.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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As the king departs, whether his message will stick is another matter — Trump will be back dealing with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose own position is looking more imperiled than ever.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes the batteries on the trackers would run low, and McGovern’s team would need to remove and recharge the devices, before surreptitiously replacing them.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The chaotic noise of Main Street traffic dissolves into the walls of this former bank vault, replaced by high-fidelity global sounds.—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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The move comes as many companies are increasingly looking to agents — AI capable of taking on and executing relatively complex tasks — as a way to boost employee productivity and automate rote chores.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Such a high-data future requires infrastructure capable of handling it.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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If Campbell fails, then speculation can fairly begin.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Just to recap, Dach had the puck in overtime in the neutral zone but failed to gain the red line before flipping the puck down the ice to get a change, being forced to stay on the ice when that puck crossed the Lightning goal line for an icing.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hollis then began posting occasional pictures of Pino from his Facebook page onto her own Facebook page, despite a judge’s order to cease.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Updates slowed after the original creators left the project, and new releases ceased entirely around 2007.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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But earlier this week, the American star exited the Madrid Open well before the final, falling short in her bid for another tournament victory.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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According to investigators, a family member was repositioning a vehicle closer to the house because of incoming weather when the child exited the home unnoticed and moved into a blind spot near the vehicle.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Cut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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