as in to butt in
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut in (on)
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Here's how to do a leg raise: Begin by lying on the floor or a mat with your hands under your butt in a diamond shape.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025 -
The Europeans butt in: the British took over India; nobody ever managed to take over China, but China got roughed up by the imperialists.—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Finland and Sweden, both of which had tried for decades to steer clear of superpower gamesmanship, joined NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The administration argues that members of Tren de Aragua have invaded the U.S. and are a national security threat.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Nonetheless, this baking fail hasn't perturbed Christina, and she's continued trying to design the perfect teddy bear cookie.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Trump's push for peace -- which has been twinned with fierce public criticism of Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- has been welcomed by America's allies, though leaders have been perturbed by the president's apparent alignment with Russia's false narratives about the conflict.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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In 2020, the court said that the free speech rights of conversion therapists were being infringed upon by a ban, enjoining bans on conversion therapy in three states—Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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Last year, Wheeler served two days in Vernon County jail on six trespassing convictions from 2020, 2022 and 2023.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
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Reality check: Municipalities could still cite trespassing laws as the reason for removal, but IDHR and advocates say removal and fines just for being unhoused is a violation.—
Carrie Shepherd,
Axios,
19 Mar. 2025
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While fire hasn’t encroached on the home yet, a fire burned on the other side of the mountain, Rodney Nelson said.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
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The laws that passed after 9/11 also undermined the First Amendment by encroaching on Americans’ religious liberty.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
27 Mar. 2025
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And in a highly personalistic international system, especially one agitated by undisciplined digital diplomacy, such a dynamic could take hold elsewhere.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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As Mars agitates Chiron, ask yourself what scares you most: losing face or losing respect.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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That effort failed, but as one of the last acts of his first governorship, Brown signed a bill to increase payments to such workers by about $3 billion a year, angering employers who must provide coverage.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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As the situation unfolds, Republicans are caught in a delicate balancing act, wary of angering Trump while addressing the growing backlash against his trade policies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Cut in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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