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shredded

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verb

past tense of shred
as in ripped
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 shredded
Adjective
Moustafa pulls strips of shredded paper from a bin and tries to piece the strips together. Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024 And if the slices of duck have been served separately atop a bed of shredded cabbage and herbs, feel free to use the sauce as a dressing for a DIY salad. Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
Those materials are then shredded into small pieces before being separated by type and then refined into recycled materials ready for reuse. Aj Willingham, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024 Just shredded to high hell, then handed the guitar to the audience and left. Dave Schilling, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shredded 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shredded
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
Adjective
  • The image that really got me on social media this week was a faded photo of a man and woman, standing on what looks like the front steps of their home.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The Bureau told the story of a spy adrift, working in the shadow of a faded empire.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Carolina Panthers’ outside linebacker tore his quad on Christmas Eve last year in what turned out to be his final game with the Minnesota Vikings.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In its first game without Sixth Man of the Year candidate Moe Wagner, who tore the ACL in his left knee on Saturday, Orlando relied on a wide variety of scorers, with five finishing in double figures.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Reared in New York's indelicate political culture, Trump does not like to appear meek, using rallies and his Twitter account to lacerate rivals.
    Author: Paul Schwartzman, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2018
  • Reared in New York’s indelicate political culture, Trump does not like to appear meek, using rallies and his Twitter account to lacerate rivals.
    Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 9 July 2018

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“Shredded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shredded. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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