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cuts back

VERB

economize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curb curtail cut down decrease lessen lower pare prune reduce retrench shorten slash trim

WEAK

abbreviate abridge check clip cut mark down mark off shave

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen raise strengthen

WEAK

spend squander waste

Example Sentences

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The new Codex consulting program is part of OpenAI’s push to focus on coding and enterprise businesses as it cuts back on “side quests.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

This cuts back on time in bed more slowly, by 15 to 30 minutes each week, until sleep improves.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2025

When he finally cuts back to Myrna’s shock, it makes Karsh’s follow-up line even funnier.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

Here she played the album’s most ’90s-coded cuts back to back, jamming “Pretty Isn’t Pretty” into “Love Is Embarrassing” as though we’d suddenly been dropped into a gig by Lush.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

He cuts back, but then he gives in.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario