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
  • Before police took him into custody, Tran slit his wrists, cut his neck and poked the blade into his stomach, but all of the wounds were superficial.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 1 June 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
  • Deleon had at least seven prior arrests, including a 2022 case in which he was accused of slashing a man in the neck.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Residents have offered several suggestions for cuts, including reducing pensions, slashing commissioners' salaries in half, cutting the city manager's salary, eliminating staff redundancy, getting rid of take-home cars, and pausing park upgrades without public input.
    Ted Scouten, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • English Cucumbers English cucumbers, also known as greenhouse, European, or seedless cucumbers, are a type of slicing cucumber known for their softer seeds and thinner skin, which is why they're wrapped in plastic when sold at supermarkets.
    Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • This is because the main enemies in this game look to be large chitinous alien monsters, which your titular Gundam can slice into tiny pieces.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 June 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
  • The jackpot hasn’t been hit in more than a month, rolling over since May 2, when tickets in Texas and Florida split a $20 million prize.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 June 2026
  • The Stanley Cup Final shifted to Las Vegas for Game 3 with the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes knotted at 1-1 after splitting the opening two games in Raleigh.
    Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 7 June 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 12 Jun. 2026.

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