Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scissored
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Kara Walker sliced apart the statue with a plasma cutter and welded it back together in an entirely new form.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026 -
Polish skater Kamila Sellier was taken off the ice on a stretcher after a blade from a competitor's skate sliced her face above the left eye in a sudden crash.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Although not a full Renaissance sleeve, Lela Rose slit into those on a few of her cocktail dresses, allowing subtle movement without veering too far into costume territory.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Bleeding from a chest wound and still alive, Ronald Heath then kicked Sheridan, stabbed him in the neck and then tried to slit his throat, though the knife was too dull, court records say.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Abelias lose their natural, graceful appearance when pruned or sheared heavily.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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As the continents sheared and twisted unevenly, local forces squeezed together thin ribbons of crust and popped them up like geological meerkats, isolating and slicing them off.—
Evan Howell,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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Her aunt and the man—skin loose under his eyes, the face slashed with wrinkles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Funding for vaccine research has been slashed under Kennedy’s leadership.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Yes, there was even more discussion of Mike White being ripped.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Both are basically ripped from the headlines.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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James Cook’s first carry went for 16 yards around his right tackle, the Broncos were gashed, Bills Mafia smelled blood, and the tone was set.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Warriors, who often play three- or four-guard lineups, have been gashed by a Blazers front line that features the 7-foot-2 Donovan Clingan.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The title game will be March 4 at Unrivaled’s home arena in Miami, with a prize pool of $600,000 to be split among players from the championship-winning club.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Britain split away on the second leg, looking for better wind.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Cyprus was cleaved along ethnic lines in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup aiming to unite the island with Greece.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Perceptions about the country’s and states' trajectories cleaved along partisan lines for respondents in both Houston and Chicago.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Scissored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scissored. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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