CUTTING OUT Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

cutting out

verb

present participle of cut out

as in dying

to stop functioning the engine abruptly cut out

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starting (up)

as in ending

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end now cut that out, or I'm turning this car around!

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as in departing

to leave a place often for another after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out

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as in replacing

to take the place of this ambitious new friend of hers seems to be cutting out people that she's known for years

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Recent Examples of cutting out Changing spending habits Other Democratic megadonors are simply cutting out the middleman, picking individual races and candidates to support. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 The specialists also restored the painting’s linden wood frame by cutting out over 100 missing fragments from it and covering it with gold leaf. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The creditors’ lawsuit claims that Kenny engineered a situation in which Thai Union could control Red Lobster’s seafood purchasing—cutting out competitors and charging higher prices for shrimp. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Then an edited version of the podcast resurfaced, cutting out a 3-minute segment where McAlexander discussed retatrutide. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 But Bernie has never had a go, which is why his eye wanders to an advert in the local newspaper (one of Bernie’s hobbies, apart from keeping his toenail clippings in a jar, is cutting out obituaries). — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026 The gym where Abuja resident Ahmed Umar works installed solar panels, and switched its hours to operate in the early morning and late evening, cutting out the hottest part of the day to save on air conditioning. — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026 That means making choices that support fertility, not hinder it — like getting regular exercise or cutting out cannabis, nicotine and alcohol. — Andee Tagle, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026 This difference matters when reducing (or cutting out) carbs from the diet. — Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026

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Proponents say these are projects California communities are dying to build, hampered by cost increases and delays from CEQA litigation.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
In 2020, Fauci, newly famous as the COVID pandemic’s explainer-in-chief, called Kramer, who was dying.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of dying

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The Justice Department has sued California and other states over their trans-inclusive sports policies, and successfully threatened large hospitals into ending gender-affirming care programs.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
All the Washington Commanders needed to do was spike the ball and kick a game-ending field goal in overtime.

— Jake Kauderer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of ending

Verb

Uganda’s health ministry said the man spent fewer than 24 hours in the country and had a normal temperature when screened before departing Entebbe International Airport, near Kampala.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
After 10 years at the helm of Saint Laurent, creative director Anthony Vaccarello is departing the house.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

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The project involved replacing nearly 9,000 feet of aging water main with a larger diameter pipe to ensure long-term drinking water safety, stabilize system pressure and enhance fire protection with 10 fire hydrants.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
One way this was achieved was by replacing the windows and glass areas to provide a more open view of the Japanese garden and bring more of the outdoor setting into the tasting room.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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But Doral business owners and residents report federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests, sparking fear among neighbors and crashing business activity in the city, home to one the largest Venezuelan communities in the country.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Thiero started the summer moving too quickly through games, crashing into the lane and flying recklessly toward the rim.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of crashing

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But Hurts threw incomplete on first down, wasting only four seconds and stopping the clock.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
The crackdown extended beyond the protest venue, with police stopping buses, cars and other vehicles at checkpoints on routes into the capital and searching for demonstrators.

— Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of stopping

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Elsewhere in the makeup category, after exiting most of its department store distribution and launching on social, de La Faverie said that Bobbi Brown is finally gaining market share.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Crude oil exiting the Strait of Hormuz averaged about 10 million barrels per day over the past week, despite a rising number of attacks on tankers.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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The 30-page superseding indictment accuses the couple of overseeing a system of political repression that relied on Venezuela's military, intelligence agencies and security forces to torture their opponents, silence dissidents and maintain power.

— Alice Gainer, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Maduro was charged by superseding indictment with one count of conspiracy to commit torture and Flores was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit torture and one count of narcoterrorism.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

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