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cuts (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of cut (down)

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to bring down by cutting we need to cut down that dying tree

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In those areas, IDOT mows less often, applies targeted herbicides to invasive plants, and in some instances sows milkweed seed and other native plants.

— Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The narrative begins with a prologue in which a man mows grass in a cemetery dotted with twenty-four unmarked graves.

— Keziah Weir, Vanity Fair, 13 Aug. 2026

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