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Recent Examples of cuttings
Also native to Brazil, true Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) is tricky to find in commercial cultivation, but cuttings or rooted plants may be available from plant exchanges.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
At home, families decorate windows with red paper cuttings.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Ribbon cuttings and tours for the new space could come by mid-July when the expansion is set to be complete, Kennedy said.
—Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 10 Feb. 2026
Semi-hardwood stems aren’t as flexible and are more woody, but these cuttings taken in summer can work as well.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Place cuttings in a warm location with indirect sunlight.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
Propagating From Stem Cuttings Stem cuttings can be propagated in water or soil.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
At home, families decorate windows with red paper cuttings.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Ribbon cuttings and tours for the new space could come by mid-July when the expansion is set to be complete, Kennedy said.
—Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 10 Feb. 2026
Semi-hardwood stems aren’t as flexible and are more woody, but these cuttings taken in summer can work as well.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Place cuttings in a warm location with indirect sunlight.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
Propagating From Stem Cuttings Stem cuttings can be propagated in water or soil.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuttings
slices
Noun
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Honorable mentions New to the regular concession offerings, the Baja-style fruit cups are a light and refreshing snack containing slices of watermelon, mango, jicama and cucumber and they are garnished with chamoy, lime juice and Tajin.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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When the three men reach the wildebeest, two stand sentry, while with his knife the third swiftly slices through the skin, muscles, and ligaments of the animal’s hip and pulls away a whole haunch of meat from the corpse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Cuttings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuttings. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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