: 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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The pillow is hypoallergenic with a shredded latex core to cushion your neck, head, and shoulders in any position.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Apr. 2026
Concerned gardeners can always avoid using shredded paper in the vegetable garden or only use unbleached paper.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
This is chili spaghetti, topped with a nimbus of fluffy, shredded cheddar.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
There are build-your-own-bowl restaurants that encourage customers to make mountains out of carne asada and shredded cheese.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Apr. 2026
Concerned gardeners can always avoid using shredded paper in the vegetable garden or only use unbleached paper.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
This is chili spaghetti, topped with a nimbus of fluffy, shredded cheddar.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
There are build-your-own-bowl restaurants that encourage customers to make mountains out of carne asada and shredded cheese.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Shredded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shredded. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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