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noun as in incision
noun as in reduction, diminution
noun as in portion of profit
noun as in style, shape of clothing
Strong matches
configuration, construction, fashion, figure, form, look, mode
noun as in insult
Weak match
verb as in sever, chop with sharp instrument; incise
Strong matches
amputate, behead, bisect, bite, chine, chip, chisel, cleave, clip, crop, curtail, dice, dispatch, dissect, dissever, facet, fell, flitch, gash, guillotine, hack, hash, hew, intersect, lacerate, level, lop, massacre, mince, mow, nick, notch, part, penetrate, perforate, pierce, prune, puncture, quarter, rabbet, raze, reap, rend, rive, saber, saw, scarify, scissor, score, scythe, separate, shave, shear, sickle, slaughter, slay, slit, sliver, snip
Example Sentences
Ukrainians fear Trump will cut off military aid for the war against Russia, even as Ukraine’s leader aims to win him over with congratulations and praise.
In 2024, the National Abortion Federation and Planned Parenthood’s Justice Fund had to cut their budgets from giving 50 percent assistance to people to 30 percent with no exceptions.
And if Trump is to be believed, Musk and Ramaswamy will merely “pave the way” for Trump’s administration to implement the recommendations and “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies.”
“If you hire too many political hacks, you might get a lot of responsiveness, but if you cut organizations to the bone, it’s going to be harder for you to achieve your core goals.”
There’s a 50 percent cut right there.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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