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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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The American president is about to appear when the broadcast abruptly cuts off and the room blanks out in a flash of white.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Teams have made things harder for Liverpool by pressing in a manner that cuts off the left side of the pitch, again forcing Liverpool down their right.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

The Brooklyn Public Library cuts off applications at 21.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 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

I watch as Mother cuts off the tiniest bite of apple.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett