as in ripping
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 shredding
Hall, North’s secretary, admitted to shredding damning documents related to the controversy.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
From shredding documents to freezing your credit, every action adds a layer of protection.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Brit cinematographer Ackroyd, who shot The Hurt Locker and Detroit for Bigelow, as well as various Paul Greengrass features, including United 93 and Captain Phillips, is a master of nerve-shredding visual language.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
At one end of the work table, Ellis Coats, large grater box in hand, is shredding 19 pounds of frozen butter, a pound at a time.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Flyer gone damp in his hand, creases shredding how cut cotton would.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
From shredding documents to freezing your credit, every action adds a layer of protection.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Brit cinematographer Ackroyd, who shot The Hurt Locker and Detroit for Bigelow, as well as various Paul Greengrass features, including United 93 and Captain Phillips, is a master of nerve-shredding visual language.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
At one end of the work table, Ellis Coats, large grater box in hand, is shredding 19 pounds of frozen butter, a pound at a time.
—Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Flyer gone damp in his hand, creases shredding how cut cotton would.
—Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shredding
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Bonds, which have hovered for a week after a ripping rally , and could struggle if attention returns to stickier inflation?—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Made from heavyweight, rigid denim, these jeans can stand up to constant wear without ripping or stretching.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week on a Utah college campus marks the latest example of violence tearing through American politics across centuries and the ideological spectrum.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Greenlaw hasn’t played a healthy season since tearing his Achilles in a fluke moment in February 2024’s Super Bowl.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Shredding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shredding. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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