Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scissoring
Verb
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Cross-contamination can cause pink stains (for example, cutting a beet or tomato before slicing cheese).—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Just keep slicing — er, reading — to discover how to watch Berserk in order.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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Chase Infiniti’s breakout performance has generated significant word-of-mouth but positioning her in lead leaves more room for co-stars Teyana Taylor and Regina Hall in supporting roles, and less of a chance of a classic vote-splitting dilemma that has derailed campaigns in the past.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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The two dated for only a few months before splitting sometime in 2024.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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For Paul, campaigning to reelect Massie is a clear opportunity to emphasize some of his breaks with Trump while praising some of the president’s other actions, like moving to dismantle the Education Department or slashing foreign aid.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The sheer magnitude of the cuts—including a 40 percent slashing of money going to the National Institutes of Health—would do severe harm to biomedical researchers and the industries that serve or rely on them.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But don't go ripping out every touch of brass in your kitchen just yet.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dancing With the Stars contestant Robert Irwin left judge Carrie Ann Inaba speechless after ripping of his shirt in the middle off his salsa with partner Witney Carson.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Scissoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scissoring. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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