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
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Trump’s appreciation for and emulation of the histrionics of that sport have been much discussed over the years—recall how the late Hulk Hogan ripped his shirt to shreds at the 2024 Republican National Convention to reveal a TRUMP VANCE T-shirt underneath.
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Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Watching the chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation rip Tom Skerritt’s character to shreds on live TV would make for extremely spicy viewing.
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Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2026
Angie is made more complex inside a later version, who is bruised and angry, ready to rip any and everyone to shreds.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Potty-mouthed police officers and hill people try to cope with a mysterious creature that’s ripped their home to shreds.
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Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Tradwives are delivering the last shreds of domestic privacy, intimacy, and pleasure directly into the hands of late-stage capitalism.
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Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
As this sequence plays out, the social fabric further shreds and unravels; trust circles shrink and become ever more homogeneous; and hostility, mean spiritedness, and a general hardening take hold in society.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
My hopes and dreams are just to go into it and tear it to shreds.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
ABC News,
22 June 2026
The Suretivian Shredder Tool quickly and efficiently shreds chicken, pork, and other meats, earning nearly 20,000 five-star ratings.
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Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
Meanwhile, male athletes get ripped to shreds 24/7 on television, radio, podcasts and social media without anyone questioning whether the existence of criticism itself is harmful to the sport.
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Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
This is the kind of corruption that shreds the fabric of a nation.
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Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
This is the kind of corruption that shreds the fabric of a nation.
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Time Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
In competition, Kim shreds with a glowing confidence.
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Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Williams cheerfully shreds the culture’s postlapsarian fantasies of childhood.
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Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
The signal revealed to a team of scientists that LFBOTs are the result of extreme Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs), in which a black hole with a mass up to 100 times that of the sun, completely shreds a companion star in just a matter of days.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
There's one day left of food in the fridge, a flood in the basement, a hole in the ceiling and a group of people who are clinging to the last shreds of hope for the future.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Trump’s appreciation for and emulation of the histrionics of that sport have been much discussed over the years—recall how the late Hulk Hogan ripped his shirt to shreds at the 2024 Republican National Convention to reveal a TRUMP VANCE T-shirt underneath.
—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Watching the chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation rip Tom Skerritt’s character to shreds on live TV would make for extremely spicy viewing.
—
Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2026
Angie is made more complex inside a later version, who is bruised and angry, ready to rip any and everyone to shreds.
—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Potty-mouthed police officers and hill people try to cope with a mysterious creature that’s ripped their home to shreds.
—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Tradwives are delivering the last shreds of domestic privacy, intimacy, and pleasure directly into the hands of late-stage capitalism.
—
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
As this sequence plays out, the social fabric further shreds and unravels; trust circles shrink and become ever more homogeneous; and hostility, mean spiritedness, and a general hardening take hold in society.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
My hopes and dreams are just to go into it and tear it to shreds.
—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Food Processor quickly chops, slices, and shreds a wide array of ingredients for unlimited culinary creations, while the Coffee & Spice Grinder efficiently grinds coffee beans, spices, and herbs for superior flavor and potency.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
The Suretivian Shredder Tool quickly and efficiently shreds chicken, pork, and other meats, earning nearly 20,000 five-star ratings.
—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
Meanwhile, male athletes get ripped to shreds 24/7 on television, radio, podcasts and social media without anyone questioning whether the existence of criticism itself is harmful to the sport.
—
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
This is the kind of corruption that shreds the fabric of a nation.
—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
This is the kind of corruption that shreds the fabric of a nation.
—
Time Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
In competition, Kim shreds with a glowing confidence.
—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Williams cheerfully shreds the culture’s postlapsarian fantasies of childhood.
—
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
The signal revealed to a team of scientists that LFBOTs are the result of extreme Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs), in which a black hole with a mass up to 100 times that of the sun, completely shreds a companion star in just a matter of days.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shreds
Noun
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Many of the paintings include a portrait of a Pullman porter or a maid surrounded by splashes of color and fragments of archival documents — newspaper clippings, timesheets, employee records.
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It’s even made from a water-resistant fabric to protect your gear from unexpected splashes or spills, keeping everything safe on the go.
Verb
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Bell rips Bargatze for attending the UFC Freedom 250 fights at Donald Trump‘s White House earlier this month.
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Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him.
Noun
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One released a chaff cascade—hell’s own monsoon manifesting as specks of light, sound, and EM pulses falling through the hanging garden.
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Kansas City isn't much of a pedestrian city, but now, blue and green specks of fans dot the sidewalks, like wildflowers poking through a crack in the pavement.
Verb
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While the director tears his hair out, the producers see the footage and sign the Minions on the spot, but their fame is short-lived with the arrival of the talkies.
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Peppler tears big chunks of it off and passes it around for everyone to try, before illustrating the culinary importance of a good pissaladière.
Noun
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Despite a few glimmers of good feeling, today's fierce political divisions have redefined a milestone that has often been marked by unity and optimism, at least for a moment.
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There are glimmers in her eyes, pleasant memories quietly unfurling.
Noun
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Add shortening and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no larger than small peas.
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The Spanish architect Marina Otero Verzier highlights efforts to preserve the entire island nation of Tuvalu as a series of digital bits.
Noun
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Even the littles help out with age-appropriate tasks.
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Champagne for the adults and apple juice for the littles.
Noun
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My grandmother’s version typically called just for the addition of generous sprinklings of Lawry’s garlic salt and black pepper—and that’s it.
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“Shreds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shreds. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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