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cut back
Shorten by cutting, prune, as in It's time we cut back these bushes . [1860s]
Reduce, decrease, as in They are going to cut back defense spending , or We have to cut back production . [c. 1940] Also see cut to the bone .
Example Sentences
Tesla boss Elon Musk said he will cut back his role in the Trump administration as the company's latest profits and revenues showed a plunge during the beginning of the year.
The WNO announced last year it was cutting back its spring tour in 2025 along with other measures due to "increasing financial challenges".
He is able to generate a lot of power with his right boot to cross the ball from deeper areas or hit the byline and cut back into the box too.
I also cut back on the grated carrot, which can sometimes make a cake feel a bit soggy, and drained what I did use.
He began to cut back on work after his wife died of cancer in 1991 to concentrate on raising his children, with his final big screen outing being the 1997 sequel Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves.
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