Cut back
Cut back verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
Returning
Returning adjective - Tending to be turned back.
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Synonyms for Returning
Cut back and returning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cut back" instead a verb "Returning".
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Cut back to the humans returning mere moments before Thrust shoots Starscream, whereupon High Wire and his teammates combine into Perceptor and knocks the gun away, causing Thrust to miss Starscream completely.
Source: Timey-Wimey Ball
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