scissored

past tense of scissor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scissored
Verb
  • Eli White, starting for the third straight game in place of Rafaela, promptly sliced a single to left, scoring the first two runs.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Shingle ½ small crisp apple (such as Fuji or Gala), very thinly sliced, over cheese, then top with shallots.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Afterward, Lindsay slit her wrists and neck, then jumped out of a second-story window.
    Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Instead Justine shows up to slit his throat and take the baby from him, leaving him for dead; the child winds up disappearing with Holtz into a hell dimension.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The impact sheared the pole and caused the vehicle to catch fire.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Cotton/polyester fleece are brushed, sheared and sueded for a buttery soft hand feel.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Christian then lays out the finale’s mandates, which, just like last season, are dramatically slashed down from what Project Runway used to be.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The world's largest oil buyer has slashed its imports after the war broke out, tapping into its stockpiles, keeping a lid on global oil prices and safeguarding its economy.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In fact, Israel built its future wagering that the Palestinians violently displaced and expelled in the Nakba would eventually move on, assimilate, forget the depravity that ripped them from their land.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Wiring and pipes had been ripped out, and rags and boxes filled some of the rooms.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That was truly the only time the Panthers got gashed all afternoon.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
  • His fingers have been jammed, his head butted, his eyes gashed.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Vimeo is launching its second annual Short Film Grant Program, doubling last year’s prize pool to $300,000 to be split among five emerging filmmakers.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Upon hitting South America, the Kelvin wave splits into two, one heading north, toward California, and the other heading south.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Near the end of the first century AD, in the highlands of northern Spain, the Roman governor, philosopher, and naturalist Pliny the Elder watched as mining cleaved a landscape.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • District 8 was cleaved from parts of Districts 1 and 4 and includes Hunter’s Creek, Lake Nona, Moss Park, Williamsburg and Wyndham Lakes.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
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“Scissored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scissored. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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