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as in to shave
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 to shorten
to make less in extent or duration
cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend
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as in curtailed
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as in curtailment
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Recent Examples of cut back
Liza Esquibias, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Two years into using it, the restaurant has cut back hiring time for hourly workers by 60%, according to Paradox.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Sam Lee, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Other examples came six years ago, when O’Conner and St. Louise hospitals had to be sold, and this year, when Regional Medical Center initiated cutbacks in stroke care and other critical services.
—Cindy Chavez, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The camera then cuts back to his conversation with the doctor.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Two years into using it, the restaurant has cut back hiring time for hourly workers by 60%, according to Paradox.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
Pep Guardiola’s early City sides were known for their trademark cutback goals, where a ball to the byline would be met by a winger who would play it across goal for a simple finish.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Other examples came six years ago, when O’Conner and St. Louise hospitals had to be sold, and this year, when Regional Medical Center initiated cutbacks in stroke care and other critical services.
—Cindy Chavez, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut back
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The post also included images of Stamos shaving his longtime friend’s head and posing with Coulier and his wife Melissa.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Always a giving person, according to his friends and family, Scott had shaved his head to help raise money for childhood cancer research through St. Baldrick’s Foundation.Nicole Gregory, Orange County Register, 19 Nov. 2024
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There may be other ways to cut costs rather than shorten the guest list, particularly if your fiance feels his family members might feel slighted if they aren’t invited.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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That lead shortened against President Joe Biden in 2020, when Trump won by 1.3 percent.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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However, a provision in the drafted groundwater permit states that Mirasol would have to abide by a drought curtailment.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Feb. 2024
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While in California, curtailment reached 2.4 million megawatt-hours of wind and solar output in 2022, 95% of it being solar.Rob van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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With the extra attacker out, Fabian Zetterlund scored a power-play goal with 26 seconds left in regulation time to cut the Rangers lead to 3-2, but the Sharks could not find the equalizer.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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This isn’t the only gentleman-on-gentleman peck cut from the film.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Take these three steps to move toward a more nimble and abbreviated procurement process: • Change your procurement process—from product identification to evaluation to selection to purchasing.Mark Tauschek, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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According to sources, there had been discussions of bringing the show back for an abbreviated final season or even a wrap up film, but ultimately to no avail.Joe Otterson, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
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Gauthier, who was mayor during most of the period in which the city achieved its historic drop in violent crime, believes East Palo Alto’s collaborative approach to crime reduction could be scaled up district-wide.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Well, that this gradual reduction in time spent near the boats means sharks most likely do not form long-term associations with these vessels.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Wear rubber gloves and clip a mangled licking branch (which holds the forehead and saliva scent of several bucks and does) from atop an active scrape and wire it over a mock scrape near your stand.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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During a July rally in Butler, Pa., a rooftop gunman clipped Trump in the right ear and killed an attendee.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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That's the abridged version of the tricky nature of prosecuting a murder case without a body.Fox News, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2023
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On Friday, Burrows, R-Lubbock, made public his request to Uvalde District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee for an abridged video from a school hallway camera to be released.Dallas News, Dallas News, 11 July 2022
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“Cut back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut%20back. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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