1
as in to die
to stop functioning
the engine abruptly cut out
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2
as in to stop
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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3
as in to exit
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 capable
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Recent Examples of cut out
New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2024
Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King has its work cut out for it.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
With rising threats from the CCP and their regional allies, President Trump will have his work cut out for him in the Asia Pacific Region.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
The Ravens have their work cut out for them and have the Chargers and Eagles next before their bye week.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 2024
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For its part, Heart has its work work cut out for it ahead of its first X1 flight.
—New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2024
Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King has its work cut out for it.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
With rising threats from the CCP and their regional allies, President Trump will have his work cut out for him in the Asia Pacific Region.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
The Ravens have their work cut out for them and have the Chargers and Eagles next before their bye week.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 2024
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On Election Day, Ramirez and Hernandez found out Hernandez’s brother Johnny died, undocumented, in Minersville, Pa.Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Diane Delano, a prolific character actress known for roles in Northern Exposure, Popular, PEN15, Days of Our Lives, and many other projects, has died.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Apply for roles that excite you, but don’t stop there—find a point of contact within each company and start building relationships.Wasim Hajjiri, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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An elevator stops on all four floors, and as designed, there will be three and potentially four bedrooms and a total of four bathrooms, plus a powder room just inside the front door.Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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There needs to be balance and some states should exit the program.David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Clients may lose faith in your ability to protect more than just their data and may decide to exit.Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Could general manager Brian Cashman replace Soto with Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker?Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Representatives of the seven states that draw from the river didn't meet formally, which is a bit of a shocker since the clock is ticking on an agreement to replace the expiring drought management plan.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Philippines' Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that the eruption triggered a pyroclastic density current—a scorching flow of ash, debris, and rocks capable of obliterating everything in its path.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Acknowledge that women might be capable of and interested in thinking about politics.Chris Vognar, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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He is also charged with failing to fulfill his public duties.Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Local authorities have repeatedly failed to find relatives after people have died, even though the family members were reachable, leaving the bodies to go unclaimed.Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The technical psychiatry and neurobiology of later times necessarily lacked Valéry’s poetry, and the poets themselves could never make good on his scientism without ceasing to write poetry.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Last week, a panel of three judges upheld the law's constitutionality, leaving TikTok and ByteDance warning that the app could cease operations in the U.S. as soon as Jan. 19, 2025, if the decision stands.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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By dawn, Assad had departed Damascus for Russia, without a word to the people his family had ruled—and gassed, imprisoned, tortured, and murdered—for a half century.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Following a tribute to Ramos’ career at the network, the TV anchor shared a few departing words to viewers at home.Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Cut out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20out. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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