Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scissored
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Friday's high winds also left their mark on a baseball field in West Deer Township after a tree practically sliced a concession stand in two.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Or if a finger was so sliced open that the bone protruded.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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If it’s baked in a loaf pan, go ahead and slit the top of the batter before baking.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Mar. 2026
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Moments later, Gavalas slit his wrists, according to the complaint.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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On Thursday morning, in the parking lot of what was a Family Dollar store in Lake Village, there were still pieces of sheetrock, tree limbs, and pieces of debris — including lots of bricks that appeared to have been sheared right off.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Abelias lose their natural, graceful appearance when pruned or sheared heavily.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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That slashed the Kremlin’s oil revenues to their lowest levels since the invasion.—
David McHugh,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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That slashed the Kremlin’s oil revenues to their lowest levels since the invasion.—
David McHugh,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The canines ripped through tough hides, devouring high-fat tissue and leaving carcasses with soft meat on the bone—a perfect meal for ravens who seemed to follow the kill.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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Strong tornadoes and large hail ripped through Illinois and Indiana Tuesday night, leveling homes in their wake and killing two people in northwest Indiana.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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James Cook’s first carry went for 16 yards around his right tackle, the Broncos were gashed, Bills Mafia smelled blood, and the tone was set.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Warriors, who often play three- or four-guard lineups, have been gashed by a Blazers front line that features the 7-foot-2 Donovan Clingan.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The 85th Academy Awards in 2013 is the last time two nominees split a category.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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After Aaron Gordon split a pair of free throws, Jones and Cam Johnson successfully executed the foul-up-three strategy on consecutive Laker possessions, only for the free throw to go awry.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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But there’s one factor helping them on Iran policy right now, two decades after Iraq cleaved the Democratic Party in two.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Cyprus was cleaved along ethnic lines in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup aiming to unite the island with Greece.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Scissored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scissored. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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