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What is another word for cut (down)?

Pronunciation: [kˈʌt dˈa͡ʊn] (IPA)

The word "cut (down)" has a variety of synonyms that can be used in different contexts. Some common alternatives are "reduce," "decrease," "diminish," "truncate," "shorten," "chop," "slash," "prune," and "lop off." When talking about trees or bushes, you can use words like "fell," "chop down," or "clear." In financial terms, the word "cut" can be replaced with "lower," "decrease," or "reduce." Similarly, in the medical sense, words like "amputate" or "excise" can be used instead of "cut down." Depending on the situation, choosing the right synonym can help convey the intended meaning more effectively.
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  • Dictatorships do cut (down) on rape, and pillage, not to mention sexual harassment, by the simple expedient of sending people to labour camps for life or cutting off their hands without a trial.
    Barbara Amiel
  • I'd like to cut (down) on the work a little bit.
    James Brown
  • Although important nuclear physics work was to go on in laboratories such as ours had become - and we had to cut (down) to a lower energy group - it was not fundamentally opening up new insights on the structure of matter. That required you to be in a higher league.
    John Henry Carver
  • Do not be very upright in your dealings for you would see by going to the forest that straight trees are cut (down) while crooked ones are left standing.
    Chanakya
  • To campaign against colonialism is like barking up a tree that has already been cut (down).
    Andrew Cohen

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