: cut or torn into shreds
shredded cheese
shredded paper
shredded chicken
Make a worm farm by drilling tiny holes in the bottom of the bucket. Add worms, leaves, grass clippings, peat moss and damp shredded newspaper.—
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Enjoy this cake filled with raisins, pecans, and shredded carrots.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Other clips show a shredded ceiling and water pouring into the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, the popular tourism destination and where the eye re-emerged over the Caribbean.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Other options for vegetables include bean sprouts, green onion and shredded cabbage and carrots.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Since pre-shredded cheeses are coated in anti-caking agents that can impede melting, our Test Kitchen recommends grating your own cheese from a block or wedge.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Other clips show a shredded ceiling and water pouring into the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, the popular tourism destination and where the eye re-emerged over the Caribbean.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Other options for vegetables include bean sprouts, green onion and shredded cabbage and carrots.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Since pre-shredded cheeses are coated in anti-caking agents that can impede melting, our Test Kitchen recommends grating your own cheese from a block or wedge.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Shredded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shredded. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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