cut·throat
ˈkət-ˌthrōt 
Examples of cutthroat in a Sentence
Noun
while traveling the ancient Silk Road, traders were constant prey to cutthroats and thieves
Adjective
cutthroat business practices intended to drive competitors out of business
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Yet Trump has also argued that America should assert itself more forcefully in a cutthroat world.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
With his third novel, Minor Black Figures, Taylor brings his characters—in this case a contemporary artist and a very lapsed seminarian—into the throes of the cutthroat New York art world.
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Noun
Khan’s tweet evoked the name of Jim Crockett Promotions, one of many victims of WWE’s cutthroat competitiveness.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Yet Trump has also argued that America should assert itself more forcefully in a cutthroat world.
—Hal Brands, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Adjective
The Gulch's fine-dining Chinese restaurant Choy survived Nashville's cutthroat culinary scene for less than a year.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
With his third novel, Minor Black Figures, Taylor brings his characters—in this case a contemporary artist and a very lapsed seminarian—into the throes of the cutthroat New York art world.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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“Cutthroat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutthroat. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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cutthroat
1 of 2 noun
cut·throat
ˈkət-ˌthrōt
1
: a person likely to cut someone's throat
2
: a cruel person with no scruples
cutthroat
2 of 2 adjective
: ruthless
cutthroat competition
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