: 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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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
Raw beef, raw chicken and shredded beef with vegetables measured outside of the temperature range considered safe.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Then decide whether inorganic materials like landscape cloth, black plastic, rocks, or rubber mulch is better than organic mulches like shredded leaves, straw, pinestraw, sawdust, or wood barks.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Thousands of such synthetic surfaces, which are made from shredded tires, have been installed, with the multibillion dollar artificial turf industry promising school boards and communities big money savings and the opportunity for teams to play year round.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Raw beef, raw chicken and shredded beef with vegetables measured outside of the temperature range considered safe.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Then decide whether inorganic materials like landscape cloth, black plastic, rocks, or rubber mulch is better than organic mulches like shredded leaves, straw, pinestraw, sawdust, or wood barks.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Thousands of such synthetic surfaces, which are made from shredded tires, have been installed, with the multibillion dollar artificial turf industry promising school boards and communities big money savings and the opportunity for teams to play year round.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Shredded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shredded. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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