cutting back 1 of 2

noun

Definition of cutting backnext
as in ungenerosity

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cutting back

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verb

present participle of cut back
1
as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street

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2
as in shortening
to make less in extent or duration cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting back
  1. shortening
  2. selfishness
  3. trimming
  4. clipping
  5. economy
  6. saving
  7. thrift
  8. parsimony
Verb
  • The last took place in 2012-13, shortening that season to 48 games.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • It can be worn as a belt bag closer to the chest or around the waist by shortening the strap, depending on your preference.
    Casey Clark, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of shortening
Noun
  • Like The Substance, there’s a vein of selfishness born from societal powerlessness underpinning the film, here focusing on the unique clash of ultra-modernity and traditionalism experienced in China and Hong Kong at the dawn of the new millennium.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Some prosecutors vehemently oppose the claim and say the brothers are spinning a tale to hide their greed and selfishness.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of selfishness
Verb
  • Other cost-saving opportunities may come from trimming benefits.
    Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The hushed hallways are dim and gilded, with black gold-veined marble trimming each room’s vestibule and dramatic floral displays punctuating the elevator landings.
    Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of trimming
Verb
  • In reality, though, because the TCL’s tone mapping is not as effective as that of the Samsung TV, the TCL’s brightness can cause clipping and leave the image looking ‘peaky’ and unbalanced.
    John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Crowder has spent much of the past thirty-odd years clipping them into shape.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of clipping
Noun
  • Questions about the direction of the U.S. economy have gained momentum in the days following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • In addition to the consequences for the global economy, an increase in U.S.-China tensions would have far-reaching implications for U.S. allies in the Asia-Pacific region such as South Korea, Japan and Australia.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of economy
Noun
  • Instead of going back to the well for more public funds, AC Transit should look at the cost side of the ledger, focusing on savings opportunities other than service cuts.
    Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This decrease was attributed to a savings initiative to offset the decline in revenue.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of saving
Noun
  • Rambo said the thrift store lost its roof and its heating and air units, and the glass was blown out of the front facade.
    Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In a remarkable turn of events the letter ended up some 1,700 miles from where it was originally written, discovered folded up inside the pages of a Bible from 1880 that was found gathering dust in a thrift store.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of thrift
Noun
  • And even if the existing global public health architecture survives this time of parsimony and austerity, it will have been remodeled along the way.
    Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
  • But the Senate’s parsimony on these issues was praised by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a think tank that advocates for racial and economic justice.
    Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
Definition of parsimony
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