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Verb
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Rather than simply folding them in whole or sliced in half, Kardea recommends roasting red grapes.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Sogard sliced a base hit to center and took advantage of Judge’s arm, speeding to second on what should have been a single.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.—
Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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Piqued by the remarkable results of the far-right National Rally in the European Parliament elections of May 2024, the French president forced a vote in which his party lost seats to the far right and far left, leaving France with a splintered parliament.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The long hair of their youth is now gone, chopped away.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Daka said the chicken is cooked and, as it is cooked, it's chopped — almost shredded — and seasoned.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There are black-and-white scenes from what appears to be a cracked Biblical drama featuring a levitating monk and, to the particular bafflement of the producer, a dancing Pulcinella.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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And everything’s not exactly rosy in the core business, which still is dealing with a cracked, state-by-state regulatory environment.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And with no concrete connection between the two stories, why bother having a split season at all?—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nearly two years ago, Democrats were evenly split, with 34 percent sympathizing with Israel and 31 percent with Palestinians.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While the new image reveals new clues about the exploded star and its environment, further research is needed to better understand how pulsars and supernova debris interact to sculpt such stunning cosmic structures.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Patrick Helton, who lives in a home on the lot just behind the exploded house, said an adjuster was supposed to show up soon.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The cheeseburger is a smashed Fischer Farm Patty with griddled onions, iceberg lettuce, sharp American cheese, pickles and Toasty sauce.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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Available or dine-in only, the burger is a smashed patty topped with American cheese, pickles, onion, mayo and mustard.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Slivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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