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cutout

[kuht-out] / ˈkʌtˌaʊt /
NOUN
intermediary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broker emissary go-between mediator negotiator
STRONG
agent channel connection delegate entrepreneur fixer influence instrument intercessor intermediate medium organ vehicle
WEAK
interagent interceder middle person
Antonyms
STRONG
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Example Sentences

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Her home is a shrine to Regency England; a life-size cutout of actor Colin Firth—from what many consider the best of the many renditions of “Pride & Prejudice”—stands watch over her much-ruffled bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

A President Reagan cardboard cutout also greeted visitors.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

When you walk into the museum, you are met by a life-size cardboard cutout of Pusser, who was a formidable 6-foot-6.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

Even from his prison cell in The Hague, former President Duterte ran for mayor of Davao, and won easily, even though all voters got to see of him was a life-size cardboard cutout.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

She could not outrun it, and then she was lost inside, a feathery black cutout in the background, her hand still reaching for safety.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray