hacksawed

past tense of hacksaw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacksawed
Verb
  • The game is split into night and day cycles, where the danger of the journey melts into campfire talk at night and exchanging stories with other travelers.
    Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Premium costs are typically split between the employer and the employee.
    Jack Hooper, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Ford was accused of shooting Gregory in the head before attacking him and slitting his throat.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Police believe Ford first attacked Gregory, shooting him in the back of the head, bludgeoning him and slitting his throat.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But the Hawks’ present-day problems ripped them right back into the here and now.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Milton’s hurricane-force winds ripped trees from already soggy soils, but its historic rain also flooded neighborhoods that had never experienced waters so high.
    Jack Prator, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Hacksawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacksawed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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