shredded

adjective

shred·​ded ˈshre-dəd How to pronounce shredded (audio)
 especially Southern  ˈsre-
: 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.Gail Borelli

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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 See All Example Sentences for shredded

Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shredded was in 1577

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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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