scissored

verb

past tense of scissor
as in sawed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scissored
  1. sliced
  2. slit
  3. sheared
  4. slashed
  5. ripped
  6. gashed
  7. split
  8. cleaved
Verb
  • The thighs just need to be sliced into large pieces (1½-2 inches is the sweet spot) before being threaded onto skewers.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • In the fourth quarter, Acuff sliced through four defenders in the paint and floated one in off the back rim.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of sliced
Verb
  • They’re designed with a sleek flat front, a mid-rise elastic waistband, a slightly loose leg opening, and small side slits for a comfortable, relaxed fit.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
  • Before police took him into custody, Tran slit his wrists, cut his neck and poked the blade into his stomach, but all of the wounds were superficial.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
Definition of slit
Verb
  • Second, victims of higher taxes don’t stand still and get sheared like obedient sheep.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • With the jet tipped on its side and nearly sheared in half, several people managed to climb out it while a firefighter using a small ladder rescued the last remaining passenger who appeared to be unconscious.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
Definition of sheared
Verb
  • Trump slashed access to healthcare benefits and prohibited deferred action holders from obtaining or using commercial driver’s licenses.
    — Lauren Villagran, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Cuts to funding for people with disabilities, rising tuition costs and slashed teacher salaries would all be on the table, said Fogle, a Springfield Democrat.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • Lamine Yamal, with the ball bouncing inside the box, spun and ripped a shot that Austria's goalkeeper just stopped for a corner kick.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • The statement also ripped Shipnuck for citing a source in which Mickelson's wife, Amy, played a role in his departures from clubs.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of ripped
Verb
  • When both gashed their elbow skin open on the 4S Ranch 10U all-star team.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
  • Suggs looked down to see that his arm had been gashed open and was dripping blood.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of gashed
Verb
  • The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Cutright, who was not charged with murder, split from Devastating Pyrotechnics to form Blackstar Fireworks on the property in 2023.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • In 1865, more than eight decades after Elizabeth Freeman defeated slavery in Massachusetts, the practice was finally abolished throughout the United States, though only after a civil war that cleaved the young nation and cost more than 600,000 lives.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 22 June 2026
  • For years, Seattle’s waterfront was isolated and written off as a tourist trap thanks to a double-decker highway that cleaved it from the rest of the city.
    — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
Definition of cleaved
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