slivering

present participle of sliver
as in slicing
to cut into long slender pieces carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry

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  • Let stand until glaze firms up, about 15 minutes, before slicing and serving.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The line will run along the Interstate 15 corridor, slicing through the San Bernardino Mountains and across the desert.
    Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • The top streamer surprised supporters with an appearance from legendary hitmaker Mariah Carey as the two spent a fun evening chopping it up and entertaining his viewers together.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • This year’s annual cast-trimming seems to have struck some fans particularly hard, what with the popular Walker, Longfellow, Emil Wakim and Heidi Gardner among producer Lorne Michaels’ chopping-block heads.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Slivering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivering. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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