CUT IN (ON) Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

cut in (on)

verb

Definition of cut in (on)

as in to butt in

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The repetition should feel especially galling since the team already earned its promotion last week, making the climax of this week’s match just getting butts in seats.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
You’re supposed to kick the high school player in the butt in anything.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of butt in

Verb

Before this year, the largest drawdown on record was the 180 million-barrel emergency sale in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Ceasefires between Russia and Ukraine have been consistently difficult to hold since Russia invaded its neighbor in 2022.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of invade

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Not only does Mehta deliver a stunning debut performance, as a young girl perturbed by the world and her place within it, but the film’s sinister, shadowy tone makes even natural spaces feel imposing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
These objects are thought to have wandered in from the Kuiper Belt beyond Pluto, their paths perhaps perturbed by distant gravitational interactions with the gas giant planets, or even a nudge from a passing star.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of perturb

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Cantelmo said the moratorium is not intended to be applied in a way that would infringe on any student's right to exercise freedom of religion, speech or peaceful assembly.

— Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
The Knicks join other sports businesses, including the NBA and NASCAR, in using federal court to try to stop the flow of counterfeit goods that allegedly infringe trademarks.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of infringe

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Israel wages war on childhood because a Palestinian child at play is already trespassing upon the future Israel has reserved for itself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
The Tohono O’odham Nation said that even if construction were contained to the Roosevelt Reservation, driving onto tribal land to access the area still constitutes trespassing.

— Mikella Schuettler, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of trespass

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Love for California is what spurs so many of its people to call out its flaws and agitate for change.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Each of these segments offers your community bank an opportunity to personalize your marketing to provide more value and deepen your relationship, rather than sending along generic one-size-fits-all offers that are ignored or agitate your base.

— Brian Reilly, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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