cut in

as in to interrupt
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship

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Recent Examples of cut in The scale of this cut in research support becomes apparent at the state level, with harms to both red and blue states. Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025 But worries about inflation potentially staying stubbornly high have forced the Fed and traders alike to cut back expectations for cuts in 2025. Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025 Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images A US National Institutes of Health notice announcing a drastic cut in federal science funding appears to draw heavily on a 2022 report by the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Project 2025. Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 10 Feb. 2025 The 32-car field will be cut in half each week — to 16 to eight to four and finally two drivers going head to head as TNT Sports returns to NASCAR coverage for the first time since 2014. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cut in 

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“Cut in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20in. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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