scissored; scissoring
ˈsi-zə-riŋ 
ˈsiz-riŋ
: to cut, cut up, or cut off with scissors or shears
scissored the paper into strips
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Griscti says that stylists will likely have professional-grade hair tools that will leave your hair in better condition than a pair of kitchen scissors will.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 30 May 2026
Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Whitney points out as much, though not quite as articulately, by making a scissoring gesture with her hands.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Across just 30 days in April, students processed about 120,000 surgical instruments, memorizing the specific cleaning requirements for the many types of clamps, scissors and other devices used to perform everything from tumor biopsies to heart transplants.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Griscti says that stylists will likely have professional-grade hair tools that will leave your hair in better condition than a pair of kitchen scissors will.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 30 May 2026
Verb
The most dutiful of sons, Father wrote many long letters to his parents, some of which arrived scissored into scraps by military censors.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Whitney points out as much, though not quite as articulately, by making a scissoring gesture with her hands.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Scissor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scissor. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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