Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacksaw
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No longer was the audience in its familiar seat of omniscient spectator, denying the editor the ability to crosscut and seamlessly switch perspectives across the action.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025 -
The story crosscut feverishly between the two, giving rise to a ticklishly clever chicken-or-egg conundrum: Was Riley being manipulated, like a puppet, by her confused and unruly emotions?—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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Then, fearing he'd be blamed, Tripp stole a knife from the office of pastry chef Didier Gotthard (Bronson Pinchot) and used it to slit A.B.'s wrists in order to make his death look more like a suicide.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Heat is then directed upward and outward via outlet slits on the card edges to reduce the recirculation of heated air.—
John Burek,
PCMAG,
20 Jan. 2025
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The vacuum, which is typically priced at $450, has been slashed to just $300 at Amazon.—
Amy Schulman,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Big studios have slashed budgets, making life for production crews more financially precarious.—
Steven Kurutz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Baby Zucchini This mild-tasting veggie is great raw, roasted, or even sliced into sticks for dipping, says Syn.—
Sherri Gordon, CLC,
Parents,
2 Apr. 2025
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To slice onions evenly, use a food processor or mandoline.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Growing up on the East Coast and splitting my time between New York and Charleston, I was surrounded by Old World America and these architectural buildings that held so much history, and had such a strong presence about them.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The western teams should split and form a new conference with new rules, money and a tournament.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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At its base definition, scissoring is just about genital-to-genital stimulation, so anyone interested in doing so can scissor.—
Adejoke Mason,
Them,
3 Dec. 2024
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Sizzle highlighted above, there are a lot of assumptions around who can scissor.—
Adejoke Mason,
Them,
3 Dec. 2024
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Sheep are shearing the land under solar panels to benefit two industries As solar power’s land needs grow, more ranchers are turning to agrivoltaics.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Mar. 2025
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Megalodon likely fed with immense force, using its powerful jaws to shear through its prey’s thick bones and flesh.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Pitino pulled star wing RJ Luis out of the lineup after making two free throws to cut Arkansas’ lead to two points with less than five minutes to play.—
Brendan Quinn,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Will cutting sustainability contribute to losing trust with employees, consumers, and communities?—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Hacksaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacksaw. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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