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Recent Examples of cuttings
Leave Grass Clippings In Place Lawn experts recommend leaving grass clippings in place on the lawn rather than bagging and removing the cuttings.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Locate a spot in your home where your monstera cuttings can get as much light as possible and keep the soil moist, with brief dry periods between watering.
—Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
This year’s sale will include special, large plumeria plants and cuttings, along with unusual plants, garden art and bird baths.
—Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
More than half of the water consumed in the Colorado River Basin goes to growing 10 to 15 annual cuttings of alfalfa crops and hay for cattle feed, much of it for international export to Saudi Arabia and China.
—Pete McBride, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
With its light texture, perlite mixed with water makes an excellent medium for propagating stem cuttings and leaf cuttings.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Locate a spot in your home where your monstera cuttings can get as much light as possible and keep the soil moist, with brief dry periods between watering.
—Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
This year’s sale will include special, large plumeria plants and cuttings, along with unusual plants, garden art and bird baths.
—Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
More than half of the water consumed in the Colorado River Basin goes to growing 10 to 15 annual cuttings of alfalfa crops and hay for cattle feed, much of it for international export to Saudi Arabia and China.
—Pete McBride, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
With its light texture, perlite mixed with water makes an excellent medium for propagating stem cuttings and leaf cuttings.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuttings
slices
Noun
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To do this easily, cut the potato half lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices, then stack a few slices at a time and thinly slice at a diagonal into 1/8-inch-thick sticks.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Garnish with more rosemary sprigs or lemon slices.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Cuttings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuttings. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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