Cut out and Tarry

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Cut out verb - To leave a place often for another.

Usage example: after a few minutes of their brainless conversation I was ready to cut out

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Tarry is an antonym for cut out.

Tarry verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

Usage example: upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain

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Cut out is an antonym for tarry.

Nearby Words: tarred, tarried, tarrying

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Tarry and Cut out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_out/tarry

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