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as in shaving
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument
we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street
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as in shortening
to make less in extent or duration
cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutting back
Verb
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Exposure to direct sunlight or high temperatures can cause squash to ripen too quickly, shortening its shelf life.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025 -
One of the most difficult parts of wedding planning is shortening the guest list.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Unfortunately, people can gravitate more toward selfishness, self-centeredness and being mean spirited.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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And still, in an era where selfishness can be an easy path to take, Branch had already decommitted once and never planned on doing it again.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The couple can be seen having a blast as Hart took the clippers and started trimming Wilkerson's beard in various ways, eventually splitting it into three long strands.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Joan Hart is showing off her impressive beard-trimming skills!—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And the itemizing of it, breaking it up, short form, the clipping it out.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
18 Dec. 2024
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In Don’t Look Back, Bob is reading in a newspaper clipping about himself.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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India’s $4 trillion economy is heavily dependent on the monsoon, which brings rains that farmers depend on to support the country’s agricultural sector, which employs nearly half of the country’s 1.4 billion people.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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These countries are among the world's wealthiest economies.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Success in the appeal can lead to savings for several years as the change becomes the basis for the next assessment, said Sepp.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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Her father lost his savings, possessions, and his wife.—
Barbara Demick,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
Noun
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At the time, the serial killer, who owned a string of thrift stores, claimed the bones came from a skeleton his late father, an anesthesiologist, obtained in medical school.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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All her clothes come from thrift stores and most of her vegetables come from her garden.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The parsimony has so far delivered one FA Cup and an on-field blueprint as devoid of life as most others since the Ferguson era ended.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The parsimony has so far delivered one FA Cup and an on-field blueprint as devoid of life as most others since the Ferguson era ended.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Cutting back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20back. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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