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
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
Most boxes focus on generic stuff that will either get ripped to shreds or tossed to the side.
—Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 12 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
The proteinmaxxers leapt on the buffet, heaping spoonfuls of hummus and shreds of rotisserie chicken onto paper plates.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 6 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
Noun
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
Most boxes focus on generic stuff that will either get ripped to shreds or tossed to the side.
—Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 12 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
The proteinmaxxers leapt on the buffet, heaping spoonfuls of hummus and shreds of rotisserie chicken onto paper plates.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 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.
—ABC News, 6 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
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The lines are clean and sharp, the palette muted, approaching grayscale (which makes later splashes of color, like in the gaudy decor of a talk show or the blood-rust-red of a post-apocalyptic sky, pop even more), and motion within the frame is kept to a minimum.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Hockney’s paintings of pool water and splashes demonstrated his obsession with capturing elemental natural phenomena, even in suburban settings.—
Mark Rozzo,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Continue reading … GLOVES OFF — Fired '60 Minutes' veteran rips new bosses as incompetent, claims pro-Trump bias.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Both are subject to disruption from the Milky Way's gravity, which triggers bursts of star formation within them and rips away a stream of gas from both, called the Magellanic Stream.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
Noun
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This looks like tiny black or reddish-brown specks that resemble coffee grounds.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
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But such interludes add up to small specks of stormclouds in the show’s otherwise sunny skies.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Heavy machinery tears into the Chit Chat Cafe at the base of the Pacifica Municipal Pier, June 9, 2026.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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If any of those are missing on the platform side, the acquisition will find the gap and pull on it until something tears.—
Louis Mosca,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The chance of advancing from the group phase isn’t far-fetched, with a diverse squad of new and seasoned players and recent results that offer glimmers of hope for a run in the tournament.—
Jim Sciutto,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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At the outset this year, however, glimmers of hope appeared to emerge.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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After hearing these songs, the happier ones at the beginning of the album reveal bits of shadow that Rodrigo has built into them to presage what’s to come — to presage what always comes.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Work was completed on the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool last weekend, with attention turning to other bits of the president’s construction projects, such as his triumphal arch.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Champagne for the adults and apple juice for the littles.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Adults might opt for spa treatments and relaxing in an above-water cabin but littles can spend the day snorkeling or heading of to supervised activities on the resort.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Shreds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shreds. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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