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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Brian Cheung, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
The scissors work great, but because the props team punctured the uterus to assist in the incision, the amniotic liquid started leaking out, seeping into the prosthetic torso Wolf is strapped into.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 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
According to the World Rock Paper Scissors Association, the game of rock, paper, scissors dates to ancient China in the year 206 BCE, when the symbols were a frog, a snake and a centipede (frog beats centipede, centipede beats snake, and snake beats frog).
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
The scissors work great, but because the props team punctured the uterus to assist in the incision, the amniotic liquid started leaking out, seeping into the prosthetic torso Wolf is strapped into.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2026.
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