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Cut through

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, through.
  2. 2
    travel across or pass over wordnet
  3. 3
    To dispense with or quickly deal with (an issue that is seen as an obstruction or waste of time). idiomatic

    "Can we cut through the bureaucracy and make a decision on the spot?"

  4. 4
    To take a shortcut through.

    "I usually cut through the woods to get home, but last night it was too dark."

  5. 5
    To reach (an audience etc.). figuratively

    "[…] making the case that you cannot understand the climate crisis without understanding that there is an arch from slavery to colonialism and imperialism to the climate crisis … Now we are seeing those arguments cut through."

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