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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
Creative additions like shredded cheese, diced water chestnuts, and sweet and sour chili sauce help set the recipe apart from the rest. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2025 That’s evidence, the team suggests, of the shredded remains of a planet very close to the white dwarf. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2025
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
  • Gap High-Rise Wide-Leg Jeans These wide-leg jeans are designed in a light blue wash with whiskered and faded details, and flared, bell-like hems.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • While the original, faded version of the Declaration is housed at the National Archives, the copy in the Oval Office appears to feature clear and legible text.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2025.

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