scissored

verb

past tense of scissor
as in sawed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scissored
  1. sliced
  2. slit
  3. sheared
  4. slashed
  5. ripped
  6. gashed
  7. split
  8. cleaved
Verb
  • Stella McCartney experimented with layered constructions in contrasting colors, while Ottolinger sliced jeans and twisted seams.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The overall pie has increased, but the way it is sliced, and where growth and decline are happening, is constantly shifting.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of sliced
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  • 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
Definition of slit
Verb
  • If conditions are dry, the foliage will begin to yellow and can be sheared to the crown.
    — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Once inside, they’re restrained, sometimes blindfolded to preserve their sanity, and carefully sheared before being released.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of sheared
Verb
  • Anker, one of the biggest and most reliable names in tech has slashed prices on some of their most popular items.
    — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When Mercedes fought back, his attackers stabbed and slashed him multiple times.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • The results led her doctor to order another test, during which her artery was ripped.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But Cousins ripped the Chiefs for 365 yards, with no completion longer than 28 yards.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of ripped
Verb
  • And yes, the Lions gashed the Panthers’ secondary pretty bad on the national stage.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In last season's game between the Eagles and Bears, the Birds got gashed.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of gashed
Verb
  • Taiwan and China split after a civil war in 1949, but Beijing claims the island as part of its own territory.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Without him, the court could split 4 to 4 and be unable issue a decision.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of split
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
Definition of cleaved
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