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cutaway

[kuht-uh-way] / ˈkʌt əˌweɪ /


NOUN
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They’re loaded with practical effects and jokes that cost thousands of dollars to produce for a five-second cutaway scene.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

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

In their mind, every TV cutaway, photograph or mention of Swift's name diverts praise from Mahomes, the NFL's offensive player of the year Christian McCaffrey and the rest of the stars on the field.

From BBC ● Feb. 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

When the last was out, the resemblance to the cutaway model they used in anatomy classes was only faint.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

Often enough the grandeur, audacity and nuttiness of the opening ceremony shone through onscreen, but commentary, cutaways and commercials fragmented the TV experience, our critic writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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

Taylor Swift grimaced at a joke about the abundance of NFL cutaways to Swift in stadium stands.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024

At three-thirty you and he are dressed in cutaways and promptly at three-forty-two you arrive at the church.

From Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises by Donald Ogden Stewart




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