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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
Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
While clean finishes continue to be fixture in collections for their versatility and enduring appeal, shredded denim is surfacing in directional collections by Off-White, MM6 Maison Margiela and Philipp Plein.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Jan. 2025
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
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Adjective
Rather than shredded hash browns or tater tots, this one is topped with hash brown patties.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
While clean finishes continue to be fixture in collections for their versatility and enduring appeal, shredded denim is surfacing in directional collections by Off-White, MM6 Maison Margiela and Philipp Plein.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Jan. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shredded
Verb
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But the Hawks’ present-day problems ripped them right back into the here and now.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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The Bureau told the story of a spy adrift, working in the shadow of a faded empire.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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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
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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 1 Feb. 2025.
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