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Recent Examples of cuttings
Simply arrange your bouquet or floral design, slip a zip tie around the stems, and pull snug, but not too tight to avoid damaging the cuttings.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
The base of your cuttings should be elevated two inches from the bottom of your containers.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
And 92 million metric tons of textiles—which can range from leftover scraps and cuttings to entire runs of fabric—can end up in warehouses, or worse, landfills or incinerators.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Do not put your cuttings in the green waste.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Harvest summer herbs for drying, and take cuttings of others to keep them going indoors over the winter months.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
The next year, Mary's family sent plants, bulbs and cuttings from her garden back home.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In 1896, Paul Masson started a vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains using vines from Burgundy, and in 1912 Ernest Wente acquired cuttings from the University of Montpellier and planted them on his family’s land in Livermore Valley.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
The base of your cuttings should be elevated two inches from the bottom of your containers.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
And 92 million metric tons of textiles—which can range from leftover scraps and cuttings to entire runs of fabric—can end up in warehouses, or worse, landfills or incinerators.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Do not put your cuttings in the green waste.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Harvest summer herbs for drying, and take cuttings of others to keep them going indoors over the winter months.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
The next year, Mary's family sent plants, bulbs and cuttings from her garden back home.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In 1896, Paul Masson started a vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains using vines from Burgundy, and in 1912 Ernest Wente acquired cuttings from the University of Montpellier and planted them on his family’s land in Livermore Valley.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuttings
slices
Noun
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Use a sharp knife to cut rolls into 1/2-inch slices.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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Try mashing a quarter of a ripe avocado and spreading it on your bread slices.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Cuttings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuttings. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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