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Recent Examples of cuttings
Its burgundy spine wore out many years ago, so layer on layer of tape tries desperately to cradle over 60 pages of newspaper cuttings documenting every word ever published about her son, Jamie Mitchell.
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Easy to grow from cuttings, division, or transplants, harvest mint often to keep plants from becoming leggy and flowering.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2026
Trim overgrown stems of foliage plants to make cuttings.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
Croppers cut off the branches with sickles and take them to factories, where machines reduce the cuttings to a standard size, then sprinkle them with water and bruise them with steel rollers.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
That means that winemakers across what is now France must have switched from domesticating wild grapes to propagating them directly—that is, cloning grapevines by taking cuttings of the plants to start new groves.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
Then bring your house plant cuttings or extra seeds, succulents, bulbs or tubers and swap with other gardeners.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
This means the fruit may not taste like the original pomegranate, as most pomegranate trees are propagated from hardwood cuttings, rather than by seed, to ensure consistent fruit production.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
Here's how to create more plants from your monstera via stem cuttings or air layers.
—Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Easy to grow from cuttings, division, or transplants, harvest mint often to keep plants from becoming leggy and flowering.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2026
Trim overgrown stems of foliage plants to make cuttings.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
Croppers cut off the branches with sickles and take them to factories, where machines reduce the cuttings to a standard size, then sprinkle them with water and bruise them with steel rollers.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
That means that winemakers across what is now France must have switched from domesticating wild grapes to propagating them directly—that is, cloning grapevines by taking cuttings of the plants to start new groves.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
Then bring your house plant cuttings or extra seeds, succulents, bulbs or tubers and swap with other gardeners.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
This means the fruit may not taste like the original pomegranate, as most pomegranate trees are propagated from hardwood cuttings, rather than by seed, to ensure consistent fruit production.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
Here's how to create more plants from your monstera via stem cuttings or air layers.
—Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuttings
slices
Noun
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Sit back and savor the aromas while this simmers for seven hours, then serve with fresh radish slices, cilantro, and lime for the ultimate finishing touch.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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One more thing about these little slices of paradise is that the waters are exceptionally calm.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Cuttings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuttings. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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