as in slicing
to cut into long slender pieces
carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry
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The crash C-section requires multiple prosthetics, a complicated sequence of surgical tasks, and on-the-fly adjustments as the SFX team and the actors figure out how to make a fake doctor slicing into a fake pregnant belly seem real.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
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Tasks spanned from basic pick-and-place actions to more advanced, multi-step activities such as slicing an apple or assembling a breakfast tray.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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After chopping, let the tomatoes sit with the garlic and vinegar for at least 30 minutes, until everything softens.—
Claire Saffitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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In February, California's Department of Transportation (Caltrans) started chopping hundreds of trees to expand Highway 49 in Grass Valley from the McKnight Way interchange to Allison Ranch Road.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Slivering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivering. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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