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scissoring

verb

present participle of scissor

as in sawing

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Our two Indonesian terrorists/arms dealers take turns slicing jumbo-size leaves of flesh off of Reacher’s leaking husk.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Throwing off-platform, Jackson hit Flowers in stride, and Flowers did the rest, slicing through the defense with electric speed for the touchdown.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of slicing

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As a member of the mint family, horehound has the tendency to spread aggressively, but this can be prevented by shearing the inconspicuous flowers, which is also done to expose the evergreen foliage.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
Cut individual branches rather than shearing the shrub like a hedge.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026

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The poll finds that Bodnar and Bankhead are splitting the Democratic vote, 49% to 43% respectively.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The two women start to hang out again like college pals, gossiping and hip-hip dancing and — always – splitting a bottle of white wine.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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The prosecutor said Tran tried to take his own life by slitting a wrist, cutting his neck and poking a blade into his stomach.

— Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said.

— Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025

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As well as slashing the number of third-year visas to 5,000, the number of second-year visas is being cut from 57,000 to 45,000.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Swelling Workforce Channel 4 is slashing its workforce by 28%, with around half of commissioning roles at risk.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of slashing

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On Sunday, a severe thunderstorm swept through the Kansas City area, leaving thousands of residents without power, ripping the roof off of one building, and canceling a portion of the annual SantaCaliGon Days festival in Independence.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
Mensah looked as good as the numbers suggested, too, ripping NFL-level throws and distributing the ball to his myriad playmakers, namely wide receiver Malachi Toney.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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