scissors

Definition of scissorsnext
present tense third-person singular of scissor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scissors
Verb
  • For one, Pashtun nationalists will always have problems with a border that slices their heartland in two.
    Mihir Sharma, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The campaign reaching the ballot would add to a series of looming questions about the future of the map, which slices through Kansas City.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Atlassian slashes 10% of workforce to ‘self-fund’ investments in AI and enterprise sales.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Trump admin slashes branch that preserves historical federal buildings and art in Atlanta.
    Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But this person who was a friend, who owes her career to me, just stabs me in the back.
    Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Bautista stabs and shoots his assailants in an operatic eruption of violence that is done in a single, extended shot.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Scissors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scissors. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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