Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sawed-off
Adjective
  • Interim Associate Superintendent Greg Magnuson gave a short update on the current and projected status of Poway Unified’s budget, which could change after Gov. Gavin Newsom revises the state budget in May.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The impact of the short memo, released Monday, is causing widespread confusion.
    Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Given how little Cohen material has been auctioned off, the sale will be also a barometer of how much Cohen’s legend has grown since his death in 2016.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Foreign assistance has been the target of ire from Republicans in Congress and Trump administration officials, but the funding accounts for very little of the overall US budget, at about 1% of federal budget obligations.
    Lauren Kent, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Negative thinking focuses all our thoughts and energy inward which in turn creates a small and narrow focus.
    Sandy Thibault, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The pig’s mouth revealed its ordinary sharp, tusk-like canines saddled up beside smaller, slightly more human-looking teeth nubs.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Sawed-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sawed-off. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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