hacksaw

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacksaw
Verb
  • No longer was the audience in its familiar seat of omniscient spectator, denying the editor the ability to crosscut and seamlessly switch perspectives across the action.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The story crosscut feverishly between the two, giving rise to a ticklishly clever chicken-or-egg conundrum: Was Riley being manipulated, like a puppet, by her confused and unruly emotions?
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Verb
  • Someone slit his throat and bashed him over the head in Skulls Rainbow Room, which sits in Printers Alley, one of the most popular destinations in Nashville.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
  • When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Milei has slashed government spending, cut regulations and fired tens of thousands of public-sector workers since taking office in 2023.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • But the power play struck gold in the second period, starting with Zach Bogosian drawing a slashing minor.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cover the steak and place it in the freezer for 30 minutes before slicing.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The light cycles leave trails of light behind them that can block or slice other vehicles, and at one point, Ares’ cycle drives right down the middle of a cop car, cutting it in half.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sizzle highlighted above, there are a lot of assumptions around who can scissor.
    Adejoke Mason, Them, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Stafford twisted free of an unblocked defender rushing up the middle, ducked under a second would-be tackler, then scissored his legs like a high-stepping Houdini an instant before finding the star receiver with a seven-yard scoring pass.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Doctors soon found that the on-field hits had sheared a blood vessel in Bledsoe's chest, which was rapidly filling his body with blood.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The $1,850 scarves start with 400 grams of raw cashmere sheared from the undercoat of high-altitude hircus goats.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 18 qualified teams were split into pots of three, according to their UEFA coefficient, and were drawn against two teams from each pot, with three matches away and three at home.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • So, all those nine teams splitting the first two on the road won the series … right?
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Timberview had cut the lead to 32-22 but couldn’t stop the Jaguars’ rushing attack.
    Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The Philippine Fault Zone, which cuts across the archipelago, is one of many active faults responsible for significant seismic events.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Hacksaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacksaw. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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