cut off 1 of 2

verb

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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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cutoff

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noun

ˈkət-ˌȯf How to pronounce cutoff (audio)
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
Verb
Zoom out: Italy cut off diplomatic relations with the U.S in the aftermath and there was talk of war, according to the Washington Post. Read the Italian consul's statement at the time. — Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025 Moscow is a major oil exporter, but countries backing Ukraine after Russia launched its full-scale invasion more than three years ago have attempted to cut off the vital source of income to Moscow's war effort. — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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The case began two weeks ago when two major foreign aid contractors — the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and the Global Health Council — went to court to challenge the Trump administration's cutoff of funds at USAID and the State Department. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025 The abrupt cutoff of federal funds and shuttering of USAID has upended work done by several global humanitarian organizations headquartered in the city. — Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut off
  1. stop
  2. separate
  3. cessation
  4. cease
  5. isolate
  6. ending
  7. end
  8. halt
Verb
  • Here are 3 reasons why leaders – political as well as corporate – should stop talking about themselves and others as players in a game.
    — Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Survivor host Jeff Probst explains why show stopped doing schoolyard picks to determine tribes Blind ambition Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of stop
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  • The couple eventually separated and then divorced in 1990.
    — Alex Gurley, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • For the flight test, Eisele maneuvered Apollo 7 into position with a docking target painted on the side of the Saturn rocket’s upper stage (the capsule had separated from the upper stage the day before and let some distance grow between the two vehicles before trying the maneuver).
    — Kiona N. Smith, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of separate
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of cessation
Verb
  • On Thursday, the university, a historically Black institution, ordered the fraternity chapter to cease all activities and suspended pledging for all Greek organizations for the rest of the academic year.
    — Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The program ended in the early 1960s after a member of the CIA Inspector General's staff learned of MKUltra's experiments and ordered them to cease all experimentation on non-consenting subjects.
    — Jessica Sager, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of cease
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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
  • This has hallmarks of emotional abuse – non-physical behaviors meant to isolate, control and frighten.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of isolate
Noun
  • There could be sudden news or an ending around health or employment matters, too.
    — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Even Clayton, though, is defeated by the story’s sensational and highly symbolic ending, which defeats all attempts to shoot it straightforwardly.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of ending
Verb
  • The prospect of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine has always raised the possibility of territorial concessions to Russia.
    — Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Two previous deals that sought to end the strike failed to bring back enough guards to declare an end to the labor action.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of end
Noun
  • But his career came to a screeching halt later that year.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
  • 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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