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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacksawing
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Explore both options carefully, then, and don't discount the advantages of splitting your funds among both accounts, too.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026 -
The case made its first emergency trip to the Supreme Court in February, 2022, when the Justices, splitting 5–4 (Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three liberals), overturned the lower court’s order and granted Alabama’s request that elections proceed that year under the discriminatory map.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Some varieties of slicing cucumbers have very tender skins and bruise easily.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
28 May 2026
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Nothing arrived pre-chopped, so there was still some prep, but it was limited to quick tasks like slicing scallions, dicing a pepper, and chopping cashews.—
Erin Bunch,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 May 2026
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The most recent controversy came in January, when the county paid $135,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused Kramer of improperly slashing a property’s value by millions of dollars — then retaliating against the employee who raised alarms about it.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Police said the suspect was wearing a blue shirt and jeans when he was seen on security footage pouring milk on the vehicle and then slashing the tires.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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“Hacksawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacksawing. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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