ribbon cutting

noun

A ceremonial or formal opening of a building or street performed by cutting a ribbon stretched across the entrance.

“Near-”

Opposite
cord-cutting
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Meanings

nounribbon cutting (plural ribbon cuttings)

plural ribbon cuttings

  1. A ceremonial or formal opening of a building or street performed by cutting a ribbon stretched across the entrance.

    Near-

    1 more example

    Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris performs the traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new station entrance.

    2021 September 22, “Network News: All-change at carbon-positive Denmark Hill station”, in RAIL, number 940, page 26 (photo caption)

    Antonyms: cord-cutting

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA ceremonial or formal opening of a building or street performed by cutting a ribbon stretched across the entrance.

Opposite
cord-cutting
Cite this entry
APA

ribbon cutting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbon%20cutting

MLA

“ribbon cutting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbon%20cutting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ribbon cutting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ribbon%20cutting.

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