cut dead
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To stop the infection from moving through her body, they cut dead tissue out of an area almost covering her entire left buttock.
From BBC
"So I tried to tell this story and I got... I was cut dead,"he can be heard saying.
From BBC
A ban would cut dead millions of conversations between family and friends, a reason one group has filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s efforts.
From New York Times
As Ashley and her friends danced in the frontyard, her grandfather and another man cut dead palm fronds from a tree.
From Los Angeles Times
It is sad the author's daughter can only say I'm sorry through an abundance of cut, dead, blossoms.
From New York Times
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