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to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it
shredded some cooked chicken for the soup
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Recent Examples of shredded
Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
The shredded sleeves of her Ashi Studio gown, frayed edges of her Dilara Findikoglu dress, trompe-l’oeil of her Margiela, fabric twists of her Roberto Cavalli, and shaggy accents of her vintage John Galliano are key touch-points.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Crema or sour cream is a welcome cooling element, but cheese (crumbled or shredded) or even plain yogurt (regular or dairy-free) can do the same job.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The shredded tent lay almost as flat as a rug on its platform, entirely ruined.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
The shredded sleeves of her Ashi Studio gown, frayed edges of her Dilara Findikoglu dress, trompe-l’oeil of her Margiela, fabric twists of her Roberto Cavalli, and shaggy accents of her vintage John Galliano are key touch-points.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
Inside the Arts District campus workspace, plastic donations are sorted, shredded and melted down using specialized equipment before being molded into new objects or artwork.
—Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Crema or sour cream is a welcome cooling element, but cheese (crumbled or shredded) or even plain yogurt (regular or dairy-free) can do the same job.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shredded
Adjective
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Before the third siren at seven o’clock Chitol parked his bicycle alongside hundreds of others like it, his identified by a faded yellow piece of his wife’s old sari around the handlebars, which doubled as a duster.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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The trembling bass mixed with faded talk-raps (somewhere between fakemink’s blurry party reports and SoundCloud-era Nav’s fame-hungry melodrama) feels like listening to Mustard’s pop-rap formula from inside the club bathroom.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
19 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
Adjective
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Rodriguez said Mia, who is also his niece, sustained a lacerated liver, fractured pelvis and a hole in her esophagus as a result of the crash, WCNC and KMGH reported.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
26 Nov. 2025
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The mayor broke nine ribs and suffered a lacerated liver and semi-collapsed lung, the statement said.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The 25-year-old tore her labrum in her left shoulder after a crash in late January, less than a month before the Games.—
Kelsie Hoffman,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Kim dislocated her shoulder and tore her labrum weeks before the Olympics.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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When Bill’s older brother Henry (Barry Ward) finds the pianist in numbed solitude in his dingy apartment, Bill has canceled all his upcoming gigs, saying Scotty cannot be replaced.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Finding one that marries style and functionality can quickly take the space from dingy to spa-like.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Shredded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shredded. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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