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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 satirical
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
Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
There’s people cutting sandwiches, putting the sandwiches right to the camera, squeezing the juices.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
New Bayern Munich signing Luis Díaz strolled down the left flank before cutting inside and poking a cross along the six-yard line.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Parents pushing, people cutting lines, nasty attitudes everywhere, especially outside and in Sephora.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Everything else is printed with biodegradable or recycled filament, cutting plastic use without giving up structural performance.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Tariffs have kept inflation stickier than expected, and some Fed officials worry that cutting too deeply risks reigniting price pressures just as households may face higher costs at the grocery store or the mall.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Indeed, with the big beautiful bill cutting air pollution monitoring measures and clean energy incentives for corporations, environmental protection feels like an unattainable dream.
—Lahari Vuppaladhadiam, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Picking or cutting flowers or removing plants, shrubs or trees from anywhere on-site is not allowed.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
Barcelona’s decision was not a sporting one but based on cutting wages.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
There’s people cutting sandwiches, putting the sandwiches right to the camera, squeezing the juices.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
New Bayern Munich signing Luis Díaz strolled down the left flank before cutting inside and poking a cross along the six-yard line.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Parents pushing, people cutting lines, nasty attitudes everywhere, especially outside and in Sephora.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Everything else is printed with biodegradable or recycled filament, cutting plastic use without giving up structural performance.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Tariffs have kept inflation stickier than expected, and some Fed officials worry that cutting too deeply risks reigniting price pressures just as households may face higher costs at the grocery store or the mall.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Indeed, with the big beautiful bill cutting air pollution monitoring measures and clean energy incentives for corporations, environmental protection feels like an unattainable dream.
—Lahari Vuppaladhadiam, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Picking or cutting flowers or removing plants, shrubs or trees from anywhere on-site is not allowed.
—Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting
Adjective
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The characters have this sharp, biting, British humor.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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There’s Bud the biting cat, played by a feline named Tonic and who deserves a three-picture deal.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Using a pastry bag, pipe the passion fruit cream in three ribbons lengthwise on each slice.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Modlin knows her reimbursement only covers a slice of what her workers pay.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Let stand until glaze firms up, about 15 minutes, before slicing and serving.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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The line will run along the Interstate 15 corridor, slicing through the San Bernardino Mountains and across the desert.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That means skipping the laundry list of tasks and emphasizing outcomes.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In addition to conventional risk factors, like lower body mass index and older age, skipping breakfast and eating dinner late are independently associated with osteoporosis, according to a new study.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a society that relies so heavily on categorizing people into a gender binary, targeting a young man’s masculinity can be a particularly painful and isolating experience.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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Your support system may weaken, isolating you even further.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Early on the morning of March 16th, Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador, posted video footage of Salvadoran agents marching the Venezuelan men into prison and shaving their heads.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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One analyst suggested that shaving a percentage point off the state’s income tax could cut available revenues by roughly $5 billion.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even though the weather is much more tolerable than in the hot summer months, once that fall feeling arrives, the end of mowing the grass for the year is in sight.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Homeowners should take care to check their yard thoroughly for rabbit nests before mowing their yard, with mowers also proving a major risk to kits.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Long-term vitality comes from widening the circle of decision-makers without diluting the core mission.—
Ken Polk,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The true impact lies in the quiet slicing and dicing of communities, fracturing coalitions, diluting voices, and disenfranchising voters.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Cutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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