Thesaurus results for SHREDDING

shredding

verb

present participle of shred

as in ripping

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it shredded some cooked chicken for the soup

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Recent Examples of shredding Magyar recently claimed that several of Orbán’s top lieutenants are rushing to send their assets abroad, perhaps to avoid financial or legal sanctions, and that others have been shredding incriminating documents. —

Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 The Golden Knights came flying out of the starting blocks, shredding the Mammoth with an unrelenting forecheck and scoring three straight goals to open the game. —

Jesse Granger, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 But the show’s interest in shredding these awful creatures has started to feel too narrow in purpose. —

Scott Tobias, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026 Today, that content is a 17-year-old miniature horse named Black Pearl absolutely shredding an electric keyboard in a children’s hospital. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026 Satriani and Vai have sustained their respective careers as forward-looking, envelope-shredding solo artists, composers and band leaders since the 1980s. —

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 Sugar became a familiar sight in the surf over the last 16 years, a small white pup who was often shredding at the Huntington Beach Pier among the locals. —

Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026 Even factory resets may leave traces of data, so some recyclers will go as far as shredding a device's hard drive — and verify it's been destroyed. —

ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026 Tonight, the spider will continue its lattice; tonight, the crystals will sprout spines, shredding my soft tissues. —

Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026

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Webb delivered the big blow with runners on second and third and no outs in the seventh, ripping a two-run double to the gap in left-center to give the Celtics the lead.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Stocks have been ripping higher thanks to a revival in enthusiasm around artificial intelligence.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 May 2026