Antonyms for cut shortcut 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

How to use cut short in a sentence?

1. Pastor Greg:

   As a community, we are grieving deeply right now. But Kevin lived by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and in his promise of the resurrection from the dead, though his earthly life was cut short, he used the time that he had on earth to the fullest. His example inspires us to do the same.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Ehsan Shahalami:

   He had a lot of dreams, and he accomplished some of them, his others were cut short by this heinous act.

5. Vladimir Putin:

   We are talking about hundreds of militants there, thousands when it comes to CIS countries. This is a real threat to us. How and where will they head ? we need to understand this and mobilize the resources of our special services to cut short this emerging new threat.

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