cuts out

VERB

excise, remove

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carve delete eliminate extract pull out sever

WEAK

cease displace exclude exsect extirpate give up oust refrain from stop supersede supplant usurp

Antonyms

STRONGEST

add put in

WEAK

include

Example Sentences

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And following a restrictive diet that cuts out entire food groups like vegetables doesn’t align with established nutrition research, either.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

It cuts out the middleman and offers more affordable prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Our connection cuts out and it’s almost too perfect: a Laxian cliffhanger moment in which ideas are yanked back by a rush of feeling.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025

Many argue that AI takes this even further and cuts out a critical part of our imaginative process.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

The music cuts out in the middle of it fading, and there’s a brief silence before every single person in the auditorium claps.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy