shavings

Definition of shavingsnext
plural of shaving

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Noun
  • Their performance is stoking a rising sense of anxiety among Democrats as their vote splinters among a field of eight contenders, with the head of the state party calling on low-polling candidates to quit by April 15.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • From removing splinters or opening bandages, to snagging ingrown hairs and tightening eyeglass screws, tweezers are one of those travel essentials that my mom never regrets packing.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • How much America’s Culinary Cup relies on head-to-head cook-offs to send people home gives all those slivers of information a little more urgency, though.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • On the tea-time menu that Wednesday is Vazhakkai Bajji, green plantain slivers folded into spicy chickpea batter, deep-fried a crisp orange-brown and presented on a banana leaf with a coconut dipping chutney on the side.
    Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Apple first became the world’s most valuable company in 2011, passing Exxon Mobil, and held that title for large chunks of the decade plus that followed, occasionally getting surpassed by Alphabet or Microsoft.
    Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Fold in crushed pineapple and drained pineapple chunks until well combined.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There are bodies made from scrap metal, bodies pierced with tentacles and affixed with screens for nipples and eyes, bodies broken down for parts, and walls lined with images of skin.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
  • While representing the southwest Salt Lake Valley and parts of deep-red Utah County in the former 4th district, he was considered the most conservative House Democrat during his single term by one analysis, before losing reelection to a Republican.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Shavings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shavings. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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