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cutout

[kuht-out] / ˈkʌtˌaʊt /


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They propped up a cardboard cutout of Aaron Smith-Levin, a former church member and anti-Scientology protester who was convicted by a jury of misdemeanor battery involving a Scientology staff member.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The paper offers a free mask cutout of Burnham's face.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Patni commemorated Akash with a framed photograph and a life-size cutout, decorated with flowers and surrounded by scattered rose petals and lit lamps.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

A President Reagan cardboard cutout also greeted visitors.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2025

Axel only smells the evergreen scent that reminds him of the cardboard cutout in Frank’s old truck.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Tiny, tapered holes in this long-sleeve shirt channel air onto the skin, with larger cutouts in high-sweat spots to keep the shirt light and chafe-free.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

They’re not cardboard cutouts, exactly, but they’re blank enough slates for us to project onto.

From Slate Mar. 13, 2026

There’s no bad sightline in the space, from either the ground floor or upper level balcony, which looks out over a stage wreathed in pink neon and wood cutouts evoking the industrial cityscape outside.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2026

As a child, Tim taped cutouts from flight magazines across the walls of his bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 14, 2026

It's small enough to fit into his cupped palms, with four walls, an A-frame roof, card sized cutouts for windows, and a door.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio




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