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cutout

[kuht-out] / ˈkʌtˌaʊt /


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A cardboard cutout of Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, a Spurs flag and painted banner, and a signed card from Spurs owner Peter Holt greet customers.

From BBC Jun. 14, 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

Finishing last comes at an increasingly steep cost, from roadside concerts to a date with a cardboard cutout.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

A President Reagan cardboard cutout also greeted visitors.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2025

His silhouette was framed like a cardboard cutout against the burning flares.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

They affixed headshot cutouts of their parents from photos and placed them above paper cutouts of a wedding dress and a tuxedo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

This is my memory: it was a high-rise building in Century City, in the offices of “King of the Hill,” so there was a lot of like “King of the Hill” cutouts and stuff there.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Even when tasked to outfit the girls in monotone uniforms, the costume designer Shirley Kurata adds individuality with textures of sheers, cutouts and pleats.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

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

From Slate Mar. 13, 2026

“By starring in all of my commercials this holiday season. TV. Radio. Print. Billboards. Cardboard cutouts in toy stores. His or her face will be everywhere.”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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