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cutaway

[kuht-uh-wey] / ˈkʌt əˌweɪ /


NOUN
exploded view
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In a statement shared with The Times on Monday, CBS said that the controversial cutaway was due to a “programming timing error” and affected broadcasts in the Eastern and Central time zones.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2024

As for the clapping paws, Pizzello said a member of the crew was also helping make that memorable cutaway happen.

From Seattle Times Mar. 11, 2024

The Stanford Law professors’ hand gestures and facial expressions played prominently into journalists’ recounts of the proceedings, offering the real-life version of the cutaway shot integral to any courtroom TV show.

From Slate Nov. 7, 2023

Kreutter can be seen in cutaway shots of the audience.

From Salon Apr. 7, 2023

That corner of their building with the crack had actually fallen off, exposing a cutaway section not only of their old back bedroom, but their living room too.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Among this year's melodramatic cutaways to contestants supposedly in their hotel rooms was a clip of Charlotte reading a "Learn Welsh" book, priest Lisa praying and Keith practising his martial arts.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2025

I have to admit, some of my favorite shots were the cutaways to Melania Trump and Usha Vance, whose body language was revealing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2024

That said, the frequency of cutaways could make one feel at times that the game was interrupting the commercials.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2024

A joke during the show about “Barbie” garnered a stone-faced reaction from star Ryan Gosling, and Taylor Swift grimaced at a joke about the abundance of NFL cutaways to her in stadium stands.

From Seattle Times Jan. 8, 2024

They did not know that future generations in four-button cutaways would rise up and call them blessed and pass resolutions of respect on their untimely death.

From Remarks by Nye, Bill




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