hacksaw

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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
  • Nicholson repeatedly stabbed her and slit her throat before stuffing her into a large plastic bin with her arms and legs sticking out, Porter said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
  • If it’s baked in a loaf pan, go ahead and slit the top of the batter before baking.
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On Tuesday, Missouri Promise PAC released a video ad that depicted Missouri as a race car competing against other states to slash taxes on a NASCAR-style track.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
  • Crosby, a deputy city attorney endorsed by the county Democratic Party, had sent mailers contending Bailey’s promises to reduce city spending would slash funding for parks, libraries and homeless shelters.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • The hotel is on the corner of Mission Street, which slices diagonally through the city, and the Embarcadero, which hugs the waterfront from the Bay Bridge west to Fisherman’s Wharf.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Hardwood Poke Poke, meaning to cut or slice into chunks in Hawaiian, was born centuries ago as a fisherman’s snack.
    Sylvie Bigar, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • The most dutiful of sons, Father wrote many long letters to his parents, some of which arrived scissored into scraps by military censors.
    Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
  • While there was a myth that lesbians don’t actually scissor, that has since been debunked.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Anchusa plants look better and self-seed less if sheared back after flowering.
    Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
  • Up next was pineapple, its spikes thoughtfully sheared smooth and cut into spears.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Those who paid taxes in 2023 reflecting higher than a 15% increase will be issued credits split over their property tax bills throughout the next three years.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
  • Graphite One says production will be split between materials optimized for energy storage systems, fast-charging applications, and high-energy-density batteries.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • The shortstop also rocketed a 441-foot, two-run home run off Giants right-hander Keaton Winn in the eighth to cut San Francisco’s lead to 4-3.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
  • Based on 2026 opening day figures, eight teams would have to cut payroll to get under the cap.
    Ronald Blum, Fortune, 29 May 2026
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“Hacksaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacksaw. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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