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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
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Part of that includes 'cutting the pond' using machinery to dig through the sand and allow water to flow in and out.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Reduced water releases from Powell could be a significant hit to Hoover’s hydropower, cutting it 40% as early as this fall, according to the agency.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Start by removing the weakest shoots, both old ones and new ones, cutting them back to the base.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, lower-income people are cutting costs to make ends meet.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
This is an unsustainable path if the state hopes to avoid cutting health, education and other priorities.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Another option is to remove some of the pups, by cutting under the plants, and gathering the leaves with roots.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Still, some municipalities across the country have moved toward cutting Flock contracts in response to concerns and criticism from residents, NPR reported.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
Vesia surrendered a two-run triple to Swanson and an RBI single to Nico Hoerner, cutting the Dodgers’ lead to one.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Part of that includes 'cutting the pond' using machinery to dig through the sand and allow water to flow in and out.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Reduced water releases from Powell could be a significant hit to Hoover’s hydropower, cutting it 40% as early as this fall, according to the agency.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Start by removing the weakest shoots, both old ones and new ones, cutting them back to the base.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, lower-income people are cutting costs to make ends meet.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
This is an unsustainable path if the state hopes to avoid cutting health, education and other priorities.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Another option is to remove some of the pups, by cutting under the plants, and gathering the leaves with roots.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Still, some municipalities across the country have moved toward cutting Flock contracts in response to concerns and criticism from residents, NPR reported.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting
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The tracks are more vulnerable, biting, and self-aware than ever, and in some cases, feature lyrics pulled right out of Hjelt’s diary.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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The 2019 image of the peanut-chomping envoy quickly went viral, begetting a biting social-media hashtag: #LordCacahuates (Lord Peanuts).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Advertisement How the shooting unfolded The WHCA dinner is an annual event for White House staff and the press, typically featuring comedy and a satirical speech from the president.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
26 Apr. 2026
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Now, the 67-year-old is taking on Broadway in The Balusters, a satirical comedy written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Kenny Leon.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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And while their selections might each seem somewhat irrelevant, a slice of a grander image, the beauty of any Day 3 selection’s situation is simple.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Are the Nuggets going to start passing out Capri Suns and orange slices after games?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Let cakes stand in their pans for about 5 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack, peel off parchment paper and let cool completely before slicing.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Quigley snapped a long string of zeroes on the scoreboard, slicing a two-out, walk-off single to right field to score Abby Zawadzki from second base for the North Stars (8-0, 2-0).—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Given Bello’s recent struggles, will the club consider skipping his next start?—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lehkonen and O'Connor turned on the jets during a third period Kings PP as Los Angeles' Adrian Kempe fanned on a one-timer at the blue line, sending the puck skipping in front of him like a scuffed golf drive.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Curated by Our Editors Ultimately, public health workers got control of the outbreak through testing, contact tracing, isolating of sick and exposed individuals and vaccination.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
29 Apr. 2026
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After the initial flattery, the tone shifts to isolating phrases.—
Kathy and Ross Petrass,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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There have been scores of game-fixing and point-shaving scandals, notably involving the 1950 NCAA champion City College of New York, the 1978–79 Boston College men’s basketball team, and, in the 2000s, Arizona State men’s basketball.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Very often, the home seller and listing agent will ask for a very short timeline, removing the financing contingency (the full loan approval), shaving 10 days from the process with a closing in 21 days.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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So, planting carpetgrass instead of traditional turfgrass won't spare you from mowing.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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The mowing talent just isn't translating to the secretarial side of life.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Cutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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