hacksawing

verb

present participle of hacksaw
as in sawing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacksawing
  1. splitting
  2. slicing
  3. slashing
Verb
  • Once again, the Braves fell to the Mets in a thriller, this time splitting the series.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • Bill Kober, of Suffolk, England, does at least 40 pushups every day, splitting them between 20 in the morning and another 20 in the evening, according to the BBC.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of splitting
Verb
  • Transfer the ribs to a cutting board and rest for 15 minutes before slicing.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Poppyseed grapefruit cake cooled and removed from its pan, then popped back in for travel—and popped back out for slicing at the event?
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
Definition of slicing
Verb
  • Then Ferrari’s team reboots the underlying technology—centralizing server costs, cleaning up sprawling codebases—while slashing costs.
    — Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Higgins said her solution is to speed up permitting by slashing red tape — both for these types of large, city projects and for home and business owners trying to install resilient upgrades.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of slashing
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“Hacksawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacksawing. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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