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Adjective
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Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2023 -
In recent years, several stretches of the aqueduct system have been drained to allow replacement of cracked and bulging sections of century-old concrete.—
Louis Sahagún,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2023
Verb
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After all, a double-digit yield isn’t much good if it is soon chopped to single digits.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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In the intervening decades, though, the surviving members have seen their statement get chopped and screwed into morsels, divorced from its context.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Them,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Large trees smashed homes, split cars and sidewalks, knocked out power and killed people.—
The Sacramento Bee,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Despite being female-hosted and driven, the two Kansas City area natives note their show’s fanbase is evenly split between male and female listeners.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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British influences in tweeds and donegals as well as exploded plaids from Kiton, Ralph Lauren, Brunello Cucinelli.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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Yet McKnight says these orbiting specters of exploded shells might not represent the greatest danger to spacefarers and space habitats.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
13 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
6 Dec. 2024
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When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
4 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Faith Community Hospital Around 19 minutes in, Tommy (Billy Bob Thornton) is checked out at Midland General Hospital for a smashed finger.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Jan. 2025
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Don’t expect the chickpea fritters to be crunchy, though — the smashed falafel balls are soft and almost blend into the texture of the hummus, but that wasn’t a complaint from testers.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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More than 250 were injured and taken to nine Baltimore hospitals, suffering abrasions, head injuries and broken bones.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
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There is a broken down vehicle on US-69 from 135th Street to Blue Valley Parkway.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The concert at the country’s main public square settled a pending debt with his Mexican fans, after postponing a presentation originally scheduled for September due to a domestic accident that resulted in five fractured ribs and forced him to suspend a series of shows in Mexico and Colombia.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
19 Jan. 2025
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Canada is already fractured politically, geographically, and economically.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Slivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivered. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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