Synonyms for cut short
cut short

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1. cut short, break short, break offverb

   interrupt before its natural or planned end

   "We had to cut short our vacation"

   Synonyms:
   stop, break away, clip, break short, come off, break off, chip, truncate, discontinue, chip off, snap off, curtail, break, cut off, knap

2. cut shortverb

   cause to end earlier than intended

   "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"

   Synonyms:
   truncate, clip, break off, curtail, break short

3. truncate, cut shortverb

   make shorter as if by cutting off

   "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"

   Synonyms:
   truncate, clip, break off, curtail, break short

4. clip, curtail, cut shortverb

   terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

   "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

   Synonyms:
   restrict, cut back, break short, jog, prune, crop, clip, curtail, trim, dress, trot, snip off, break off, truncate, lop, curb, snip, nip off

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1. • Interrupt
   • Shorten

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1. cut short

   Synonyms:
   bring to a sudden close, end abruptly

2. cut short

   Synonyms:
   check suddenly, hinder from proceeding

3. cut short

   Synonyms:
   abridge, diminish

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1. Salman Rushdie:

   Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation's heart, the excision of its memory.

2. Naftali Bennett:

   Eleven souls. Eleven innocent lives brutally cut short. We stand here in your memories.

3. Wang Shichang:

   My wife and I sometimes cut short Many Chinese tech workers sleep to do things Many Chinese tech workers enjoy, i could sleep in at weekends, but I'd rather set an alarm and allocate more time to things like watching movies and going to concerts.

4. Hikaru Sato:

   The market became a bit nervous on why the summit was cut short, so investors decided to take a wait-and-see stance.

5. Kurt Schleicher:

   I guess you could say I’m getting to know my roommates, they left this earth in a stressful way, they were murdered while they slept, and their time was cut short, so I understand where they’re coming from.