Thesaurus results for CUTTINGS

cuttings

noun

plural of cutting

as in slices

a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting a bag full of grass cuttings

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Recent Examples of cuttings Kushner so far has participated little in the ceremony of the job, avoiding most receptions and ribbon cuttings. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 There was a sort of tunnel-of-Ralph, in which you were immersed in old recordings of Lauren discussing his cinematic philosophy of design while reading old cuttings that charted milestone moments in Polo’s nearly 60-year history. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 As head of the local Chamber of Commerce, Charla Robinson attends her share of ribbon cuttings and mundane company announcements in Thunder Bay, a Canadian city of more than 100,000 on the western shore of Lake Superior. — Sara Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026 Cultivation The plant grows naturally on riverbeds, grasslands, and human-disturbed areas; it can be propagated from both seeds and stem cuttings. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 With wet leaves, dry leaves, and pine needles shrunk into tiny cuttings, this electric shredder is able to convert 18 bags of yard waste into one bag of nutrient-heavy mulch that can feed your gardens and landscaping. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2026 His son Ernest Wente went on to partner with UC Davis to import wine cuttings from France, including one clone of chardonnay that’s become what’s now known as the Wente Clone. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026 Make cuttings a foot or more in length and remove major leaves. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

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slices

Noun

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets again this weekend to fight for larger slices of a pie that is not getting bigger.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026
Potato chips, olives, salami and cucumber slices also make her list of easy, go-to snacks.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026