severely cut back

Frequency: 6.38.8 per million words

to reduce the amount of something to a great degree

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Examples (10)

  • The company had to severely cut back on its workforce after the merger.
  • Due to the recession, government funding for the arts has been severely cut back.
  • We've had to severely cut back on our household spending this year.
  • If sales don't improve, we will be forced to severely cut back production.
  • The hospital was forced to severely cut back on non-essential services.
  • School programs will be severely cut back if the budget isn't approved.
  • After losing his job, he needed to severely cut back his expenses.
  • Farmers have severely cut back on planting due to the prolonged drought.
  • The newspaper has severely cut back its print edition, focusing more on digital content.
  • After they severely cut back on staff, employee morale plummeted.