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
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Gonzalez confirmed on Monday that the violence came after the victim — identified only as the suspects’ 36-year-old mother — cut off internet access to their home, seemingly sending her three daughters into a rage.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
The logic of the intelligence cutoff is straightforward, if misbegotten.
—The Editors, National Review, 11 Mar. 2025
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What To Know After Trump threatened to cut off U.S. support for Ukraine and criticized Europe for its military reliance on Washington, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen devised a plan to reinforce the EU's defense capabilities.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Gonzalez confirmed on Monday that the violence came after the victim — identified only as the suspects’ 36-year-old mother — cut off internet access to their home, seemingly sending her three daughters into a rage.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
Grosses also climbed compared to last week, with total gross up 5 percent and attendance up 3 percent, as Broadway hurtles toward the spring, which brings more than a dozen new shows opening ahead of the Tonys eligibility cutoff on April 27.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
The logic of the intelligence cutoff is straightforward, if misbegotten.
—The Editors, National Review, 11 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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There’s nothing to stop this being made available to other OEMs.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The park also provides convenient shuttle buses to transport guests throughout the park, which stop just outside the lodge.—
Sophie Mendel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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Davis was already separated from Freddie’s mother at the time.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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The couple wed in Boca Raton, Fla., on Feb. 26, 2006, and had two sons, Benjamin, born in 2009, and Lincoln, born in 2010, before separating in 2012.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Houthis and their Iranian benefactors saved face by insisting that the reduction in the attacks was inspired by the temporary cessation of hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.—
The Editors,
National Review,
18 Mar. 2025
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The group had accused Israel last week of violating the truce by cutting off humanitarian assistance to Gaza, where Israel then conducted a series of large-scale strikes late Monday despite the cessation of hostilities.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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However, this does not mean that nuclear waste storage has ceased to be an issue.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Disney investors on Thursday voted down a proposal that the entertainment giant cease its participation in a prominent LGBTQ rights organization’s equality ratings program.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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Series two, like its predecessor, suggests that a balanced approach is not about completely isolating work from life, but rather about establishing a dynamic interplay between the two.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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This has hallmarks of emotional abuse — non-physical behaviors meant to isolate, control and frighten.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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Meet the Real-Life Loves of Netflix's The Residence Cast Keep reading for everything to know about the bombshell ending of The Residence — including the unlikely murderer behind A.B. Wynter’s death.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Where Season 1’s ending directs viewers’ ire toward Lumon, an evil corporation that faked Gemma’s death and then experimented on her, Season 2’s ending puts the climactic weight on Mark.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Erceg is looking to end a two-fight losing skid of his own heading into the UFC Mexico City headliner.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The group holds two main cards for credibility among Palestinians: forcing Israel to release Palestinian prisoners, and being the only Palestinian faction able to end the war.—
TIME,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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But his career came to a screeching halt later that year.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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His term began with large-scale immigration raids, a halt to asylum processing for undocumented migrants, and executive orders aimed at expanding the authority of ICE to arrest and detain those in the country illegally.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Cut off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20off. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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