cut into

verb

cut into; cutting to; cuts into
: to reduce the amount of (something)
Although it would cut into profits, we were forced to lower our prices.
The extra time I was spending at work was cutting into my time with my family.

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Wildfire mitigation is essential in Rainbow Hill, a neighborhood of 3,200 acres cut into about 120 lots. — Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026 No one else – certainly not her husband – can certify such things for her, no one else can submit to the scalpel that will cut into her to give her relief. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 As the tree grew, the metal bands cut into the trunk and branches, in some places disappearing beneath a scar-like covering of bark. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 The common worry is that more content means the same attention gets cut into smaller slices. — Erhan Kaya, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut into

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“Cut into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20into. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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