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hacksawed

verb

past tense of hacksaw

as in sawed

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Cut them into squares and top with a cream cheese filling spiked with almond extract, then sliced fresh apricots.

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
The pandemic, after all, sliced history definitively into an unknowing before, an interminable during, and a maybe-one-day after.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

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In 2014 and 2017, there were very violent protests; people were burned alive, motorcyclists had their throats slit, health centers were set on fire, schools were set on fire.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
The repeat was a cleaner A-line style with a round neckline, flared sleeves and a center slit through the midi skirt.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

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During the same period, state lawmakers have cut top personal income tax rates 210 times and slashed corporate tax rates 168 times.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Then, weeks after the conflict broke out, the country abruptly slashed its oil purchases, eventually cutting them by half compared with prewar levels.

— Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Definition of slashed

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In the second hour of Thursday’s practice Gordon committed his second fumble in two days when cornerback Chris Johnson ripped the ball out, and recovered it.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
The ferocious biting and pulling had broken the webbing and ripped the holster from my body.

— Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026

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