cuts off

verb

Definition of cuts offnext
present tense third-person singular of cut off
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 Synonyms for cuts off
  1. stops
  2. separates
  3. ceases
  4. ends
  5. halts
Verb
  • The woman in question was identified as Renee Brown, a 36-year-old single mom who works two jobs, loves her kid, and never stops, à la Reba McEntire.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The rule does not get rid of the debt itself, but stops it from having an impact on a consumer’s credit worthiness.
    Joseph Choi, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of stops
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  • What separates the most successful retailers from those that go bankrupt?
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The two teams meet Friday, and the betting spread separates them by only a few points — with OU as the close favorite.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of separates
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  • But Social Security payments won’t be delayed if the government ceases operating because of a shutdown.
    Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Netanyahu has said the fighting will only end when Hamas ceases to exist as an organization.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of ceases
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  • Wavy is between straight and curly, holds hairstyles well, and has big curls and waves from roots to ends.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
  • For now, the pro football season mercifully ends, and not nearly soon enough.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ends
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  • Each of these halts progress for us all and needs urgent attention.
    Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Each of these halts progress for us all and needs urgent attention.
    Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of halts
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Thesaurus Entries Near cuts off

cuts loose

cuts off

cuts out

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