1
as in to stop
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 to separate
to set or keep apart from others
the dog cut off the one sheep that had to be sheared
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as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
with a cutoff for funding the war, military operations soon ground to a halt
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Recent Examples of cut off
Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Although part of the Thai mainland, Railay Beach is sometimes mistaken for an island because it’s cut off from its surroundings by impenetrable karst limestone cliffs and dense mangrove forests.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 13 Jan. 2025
Bycathleen O’Grady, science.org, 17 Dec. 2024
The donation cutoff for this year’s roster—No. 100—rose 4% to $194 million.
—William P. Barrett, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Israeli authorities and forces have stopped the water piped into Gaza from Israel, cut off the territory’s electricity, and destroyed its essential infrastructure.
—Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Although part of the Thai mainland, Railay Beach is sometimes mistaken for an island because it’s cut off from its surroundings by impenetrable karst limestone cliffs and dense mangrove forests.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
In an August 2023 letter published in Therapies, Bik and colleagues noted the cutoff for classifying a polymerase chain reaction test as positive was different in the treatment and control groups.
—Bycathleen O’Grady, science.org, 17 Dec. 2024
The donation cutoff for this year’s roster—No. 100—rose 4% to $194 million.
—William P. Barrett, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut off
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Identity fraud attacks rose by 73% between 2021 and 2023, and nothing seems to stop them.—
Rob Heidenreich,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Union sources said the international had been planning a disciplinary hearing for Davis which could have removed him from office, but his resignation has stopped those proceedings.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Just one vote separated Ichiro Suzuki from being a unanimous Hall of Famer.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Production eventually separated the two women and booked a room in a nearby hotel for Hassan to stay in for the night.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Inspired by this dramatic step toward peace, the looming huge challenges ahead are surmountable: release of the remaining hostages, a permanent cessation of hostilities, humanitarian aid, and more.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
15 Jan. 2025
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Alongside Slovakia and Austria, Moldova was thought to be one of the countries most at risk from the cessation of Russian gas supplies.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2025
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Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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One of my favorite coffee shops, Cafe De Leche, which had the most peaceful sunny patio — perfect for reading and catching up with a friend — ceased to exist.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Many users joined the app in early 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was otherwise isolating them from community and other creative outlets.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Advocates say the complaints show a persistent pattern of exploitation in an industry, with limited oversight, that employs some of the most vulnerable workers in the country — workers isolated, without social networks, who often don’t speak English.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ending birthright citizenship a campaign pledge The ending of birthright citizenship was a key piece of the Trump campaign's Agenda47 policy platform.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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After escaping a calamitous train crash in the ending of the movie, Ethan realizes The Entity is stashed aboard an old Russian submarine, but a foe from Ethan’s past named Gabriel (Esai Morales) is also on the trail.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman Thirty years after the Cold War ends, a former political prisoner of the East German secret police searches for the truth after learning his brother spied on him for the regime, and discovers the lasting effects of living in a surveillance state.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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But Trump’s initial executive orders have gone far beyond that — including efforts to keep asylum-seekers in Mexico and end automatic citizenship.—
Amelia Thomson-Deveaux,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Like so many Angelenos, Cheyenne Shannon’s routine came to a halt in the hours after the devastating Palisades Fire broke out on the morning of Jan. 7, followed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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And when Trump caught wind that the Biden administration was moving quickly to auction off border wall materials, Texas put that to a halt.—
Sharyl Attkisson,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
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