cut off 1 of 2

verb

Definition of cut offnext
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

2 of 2

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
Wildfires and hurricanes can leave communities cut off from normal services. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 The death toll could rise because landslides triggered by the earthquake buried or cut off many remote villages across six regencies on Flores, said Fathur Rahman, who heads the Search and Rescue Office in Maumere, the capital of Sikka. — Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
Supporters say the cutoff provides legal certainty for landowners. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 These unconventional camo pieces styled with everything from cutoff khaki pants decorated with fruit and vegetable prints and paint splattered tops and pleated olive shorts and metallic silver heels. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026 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
  • Earlier this month, the air force stopped publishing the number of ballistic missiles fired or intercepted in Russia's nightly barrages.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After stopping for gas, the suspect takes off with the gas nozzle still attached to the bike.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • For the first time, two worlds—once separated—are coming face to face, not through screams, but through laughter.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The couple separated in 1981, and their divorce was finalized in 1983.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of separate
Noun
  • Those commitments should be included in a framework agreement, signed by all sides, which outlines the core elements of an eventual peace and enables a cessation of hostilities.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Texas law defines brain death as the irreversible cessation of brain function.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cessation
Verb
  • Workers at the nonprofit were laid off after the money went missing, and the organization eventually ceased operating.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Combs' team issued two cease-and-desist letters to Netflix in response to the documentary's release.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cease
Verb
  • That allows personnel to train against the physical aircraft, radio-frequency characteristics and flight behavior of DJI systems while attempting to isolate the drones from external data connections.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to being isolated by the river, Regio XIV was also beyond the pomerium, or religious boundary.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of isolate
Noun
  • And while the film's ending ultimately requires some logic-bending buy-in, the journey to get there is equal parts thrilling, fun, emotional, and ferocious.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Don't Let Resentment Outlive the Lesson Major Howell’s story has an unexpected ending, because his most potent insight came long after the working relationship had ended.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of ending
Verb
  • Jurin keeps working after the conversation ends—across phone, email, web chat and LINE, the messaging app used by the vast majority of Japan’s population—connecting plain language to the software that acts.
    — Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The senator expressed concerns about the effects if Arkansas tries to end Medicaid expansion altogether.
    — Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of end
Noun
  • In the early months of 2020, American freight ground nearly to a halt.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Hormuz traffic grinds to a halt The president's latest remarks came after shipping traffic through the strait slowed nearly to a halt over the weekend.
    — Kevin Breuninger,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
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