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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
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
But the vegetable garden is an icy mud puddle and the flower beds, still mulched with shredded leaves, show little signs of life.
—Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Aj Willingham, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Just shredded to high hell, then handed the guitar to the audience and left.
—Dave Schilling, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Next comes the all-important shower of shredded cheese, which will bubble and brown in the oven.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
But the vegetable garden is an icy mud puddle and the flower beds, still mulched with shredded leaves, show little signs of life.
—Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Those materials are then shredded into small pieces before being separated by type and then refined into recycled materials ready for reuse.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Just shredded to high hell, then handed the guitar to the audience and left.
—Dave Schilling, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shredded
Verb
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But the Hawks’ present-day problems ripped them right back into the here and now.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2025
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Milton’s hurricane-force winds ripped trees from already soggy soils, but its historic rain also flooded neighborhoods that had never experienced waters so high.—
Jack Prator,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Offering a 23% concentration of pure vitamin C, this formula delivers some serious brightening benefits, resulting in a more even-looking complexion and faded hyperpigmentation.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
28 Apr. 2025
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Everything below that will be flooded, according to IPCC predictions, so his maps show those areas as underwater, with what’s land today shown as a faded layer.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Carolina Panthers’ outside linebacker tore his quad on Christmas Eve last year in what turned out to be his final game with the Minnesota Vikings.—
Joseph Person,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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In its first game without Sixth Man of the Year candidate Moe Wagner, who tore the ACL in his left knee on Saturday, Orlando relied on a wide variety of scorers, with five finishing in double figures.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Again, Hunter was limited to nine games in 2023, this time after taking a late hit against Colorado State that left him with a lacerated liver.—
Ralph D. Russo,
The Athletic,
15 Dec. 2024
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The Georgia native suffered a lacerated liver in the Buffs’ win over CSU in the 2023 Rocky Mountain Showdown and missed three games, returning for a 46-43 home loss to Stanford.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2024
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“Shredded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shredded. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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