as in splashes
a very small amount
the vandals showed not a shred of decency
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as in rips
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 shreds
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
But Trump in his second term has discarded any remaining shreds of conservative restraint (small government?
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025
Thin yet meaty strands of black trumpet mushroom join a mirepoix of carrots, celery and onion and thin shreds of rabbit.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The cowboy beans are as good as any in Texas, enrobed in a rich broth brimming with smoky beef shreds, and they’re definitely not burnt.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Its juicy pork filling is supplemented by lightly sweet vermicelli noodles and crunchy carrot shreds.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Destroyed in one second by my mother, its shreds tossed into the garbage can under the sink.
—Miriam Toews
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
But shreds of the original were repurposed and reimagined into a new statement.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Appearing mostly along the bottoms of altostratus, nimbostratus, cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds, these are ragged shreds of the cloud that make up a continuous layer.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
The film’s devastating revelations of intimate betrayals dispel nostalgia and sentiment down to the last shreds.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
But Trump in his second term has discarded any remaining shreds of conservative restraint (small government?
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2025
Thin yet meaty strands of black trumpet mushroom join a mirepoix of carrots, celery and onion and thin shreds of rabbit.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
The cowboy beans are as good as any in Texas, enrobed in a rich broth brimming with smoky beef shreds, and they’re definitely not burnt.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Its juicy pork filling is supplemented by lightly sweet vermicelli noodles and crunchy carrot shreds.
—Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Destroyed in one second by my mother, its shreds tossed into the garbage can under the sink.
—Miriam Toews
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
But shreds of the original were repurposed and reimagined into a new statement.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Appearing mostly along the bottoms of altostratus, nimbostratus, cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds, these are ragged shreds of the cloud that make up a continuous layer.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Trump, by contrast, shreds regular procedures, shrugs off the expertise needed to bring policies to life, and promotes administrative incompetence in order to eliminate any authority other than himself.
—Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shreds
Noun
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Get into the habit of cleaning up splashes and spilled liquids promptly to prevent them from absorbing into the surface, and avoid drenching the floor with excessive amounts of water when cleaning.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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The water-resistant outer material guards your essentials against splashes, while elastic straps and multiple pockets help keep your bottles upright.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Never one to give up, Arisu rips a piece of the grid room’s floor from its moorings and uses it to smash into the screen wall separating him from the outside.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Schumer rips Trump on a near-daily basis on the Senate floor, accusing the president of being a wannabe dictator and serial liar who puts his own interests and even Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interests ahead of what’s best for the United States.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Baker wisely doesn’t attempt to write entirely in Austen’s wry style, but glimmers do peek through.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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But for the first time since the condition’s initial description in 1906, scientists and clinicians are providing both dementia patients and their family members with glimmers of hope.—
Lauren Gravitz,
Scientific American,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Achilles tears that the Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers suffered during the 2025 playoffs have made the race for the conference wide open this coming season.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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In this kind of system, scientists theorize that the black hole tears the neutron star apart before swallowing it, which releases electromagnetic waves.—
Chad Hanna,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But these low-risk hi jinx will encourage your own littles to try new things and take chances for the adventure of learning and saving friends.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025
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The pattern continues without the game, with the introduction of Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke doing little to improve things.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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How, then, did identical bits of DNA surface in entirely different types of bacteria?—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2025
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But any lyrical intensity is undercut, to say the least, by the playfulness of Mercury’s vocals and the gleefully absurd operatic bits.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The pattern is a brownish batik produced by specks of tobacco.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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After a few days’ travel, some of the specks landed on a buoy floating in the North Atlantic off the coast of French Guyana.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On the fashion front, the Abisko fleece comes in five practical colorways for everyday wear and includes thoughtful touches like leather zipper pulls, deep pockets, and one of my favorite features, a ponytail cutout in the hood.—
Alice Bennett,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
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In addition to remodels, smaller touches have been integrated like bringing back self-serve milk and sugar stations as well doodles on coffee cups.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Shreds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shreds. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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