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cuts off

VERB

prevent; interrupt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

block close off disconnect discontinue halt isolate renounce separate suspend

WEAK

break in bring to end catch insulate intercept intersect intervene intrude obstruct segregate sequester

Antonyms

STRONGEST

carry on continue join

WEAK

allow encourage give permit

VERB

disinherit in will

Synonyms

STRONGEST

renounce

WEAK

cut out of will disown

Antonyms

WEAK

allow encourage give permit

Example Sentences

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“Having taken expected cuts off the table for now, we have already tightened policy considerably in response to the shock relative to what had been expected by markets,” Bailey said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Yet even with electric guitars and background vocals cascading around him, he continues checking in with his lover until the music cuts off abruptly as though somebody turned on the lights.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

A second earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on Tuesday temporarily halted rescue operations, which have mostly been conducted by helicopters as debris from landslides cuts off access to remote villages.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Can you talk a little bit about what happened after the video cuts off and they raised you up?

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

We've come to an intersection where three streets cross each other, veining off at odd angles so that the sightline cuts off after less than twenty-five meters.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse