1
as in stops
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill
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2
as in separates
to set or keep apart from others
the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared
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Recent Examples of cuts off
Many girls and women have turned to online education being offered by organizations in other countries, but the nationwide blackout now cuts off their access to that, too.
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Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
For males, this means a vasectomy, which is a surgical procedure that cuts off the supply of sperm to the semen.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2025
As cable loses subscribers, that inherently cuts off access to networks like TNT.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuts off
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The team that stops the run and mitigates mistakes will win this one.—
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The group stops to talk to one who took a fall while riding his bike in his neighborhood.—
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What separates toxic ambition, for you, from the simple act of wanting something and trying to get it?—
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The design will retain the outdoor sculpture garden, but the garden would include a new free-to-all arts education center and reading room, and the tall steel fencing that now separates the garden from the public along El Prado and near the Old Globe theater campus would be removed.—
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From December through February, shuttle service largely ceases (outside of select days and weekends; check shuttle schedules for up-to-date details).—
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Plenty of literary audio has been made in the more than eight years since S-Town, but the writer language used to talk about podcasting ceases to exist outside the editing room.—
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The standing side crunch isolates each side of your waist and strengthens your obliques.—
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Far from being mere idle chit-chat, small talk proves to be an invaluable ally in cultivating social health—a precious virtue in a world where hyperconnection increasingly isolates us from one another.—
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If the state ends HHAP, the county hopes to find other sources of revenue to fund the shelters and other homeless programs, either from the general fund or elsewhere, said Kim Nava, a county spokesperson.—
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Other signs of unseasoned wood are bark that is tightly attached and a wet, fresh-looking center with lighter and drier looking wood near the edges or ends.—
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The order temporarily halts enforcement of the law on cruise ships while the appeals process moves forward, her email noted.—
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Judge halts end of deportation protections for South Sudanese.—
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Mahama breaks off in exasperation.—
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The scene where ‘80s teen Marty McFly borrows a scooter from a bewildered ‘50s kid and breaks off the handles to make a skateboard is one of the film’s most iconic moments.—
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Quince’s business model cuts out traditional middlemen like distributors to offer these high-quality materials like cashmere and silk at budget-friendly, accessible prices.—
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But what Morgan Stanley is doing now is preparing to offer direct ownership of crypto, which cuts out some third-party management fees and comes with greater risks.—
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“Cuts off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuts%20off. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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