: 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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Bake a tray of chicken tenders (store-bought or homemade), set out flour tortillas, and offer a few sauces, pickles, and shredded lettuce.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
The fan-favorite item consisted of chicken, shredded lettuce and shredded cheese covered in either ranch or honey mustard, wrapped inside a warm tortilla.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 3 June 2025
Add the shredded cheese towards the end to help prevent the cheese from breaking.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
Strain the sauce and drizzle some of it over the shredded pork (the pork should be lightly coated but not sopping wet).
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
The fan-favorite item consisted of chicken, shredded lettuce and shredded cheese covered in either ranch or honey mustard, wrapped inside a warm tortilla.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 3 June 2025
Add the shredded cheese towards the end to help prevent the cheese from breaking.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
Strain the sauce and drizzle some of it over the shredded pork (the pork should be lightly coated but not sopping wet).
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for shredded
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“Shredded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shredded. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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