as in interrupts
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 cuts in
Dan Reynolds, president of the Federation of Public Employees, which represents service workers in the district, told board members his employees have already gone through cuts in the past.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Part of the reason may be that San Diego housing officials got an early and public start on dealing with their own growing budget shortfall and expected cuts in city, state and federal funding.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The layoffs follow earlier cuts in the company’s Reality Labs division and elsewhere.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget bombshell last year, stunning the city workforce by proposing widespread layoffs and other cuts in a bid to erase a $1-billion spending gap.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Mortgage interest rates had been falling with no clear end in sight after the Federal Reserve issued three rate cuts in the final four months of 2025.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
The county is awaiting for huge federal cuts in Medicaid, which takes the form of Medi-Cal in the state and its counties, to come roaring in like a giant cold front in the following budget year.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
That means the airlines that have made cuts in the United States so far have mostly done so on routes with multiple flights each day.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which would be responsible for managing any population of grizzlies, is facing budget cuts in both its biodiversity conservation program and its law enforcement division, which employs game wardens and wildlife officers.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Part of the reason may be that San Diego housing officials got an early and public start on dealing with their own growing budget shortfall and expected cuts in city, state and federal funding.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The layoffs follow earlier cuts in the company’s Reality Labs division and elsewhere.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget bombshell last year, stunning the city workforce by proposing widespread layoffs and other cuts in a bid to erase a $1-billion spending gap.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Mortgage interest rates had been falling with no clear end in sight after the Federal Reserve issued three rate cuts in the final four months of 2025.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
The county is awaiting for huge federal cuts in Medicaid, which takes the form of Medi-Cal in the state and its counties, to come roaring in like a giant cold front in the following budget year.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
That means the airlines that have made cuts in the United States so far have mostly done so on routes with multiple flights each day.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which would be responsible for managing any population of grizzlies, is facing budget cuts in both its biodiversity conservation program and its law enforcement division, which employs game wardens and wildlife officers.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts in
interrupts
Verb
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Lane’s Willy is both a paternal tyrant and a wounded bear, growling if anyone interrupts him yet unable to conceal his soft underbelly.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Regularly emptying or refreshing these areas interrupts their breeding cycle.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Cuts in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20in. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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