Thesaurus results for SHREDDING

shredding

verb

present participle of shred

as in ripping

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it shredded some cooked chicken for the soup

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Recent Examples of shredding There’s also the tire-shredding plant and the wood gasification plant. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026 The virus floods the immune system, eventually shredding our vasculature. — Neil Vora, Time, 22 May 2026 Early in the second half a Bosnian player stomped on Malik Tillman, shredding his boot and cutting his right foot (but not drawing a red card). — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The Golden Knights came flying out of the starting blocks, shredding the Mammoth with an unrelenting forecheck and scoring three straight goals to open the game. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Protect Your Plants Savvy gardeners suggest shredding aluminum foil and mixing it into mulch surrounding the base of your plants. — Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 6 June 2026 Lindsey Vonn continues to work her way back from shredding her entire leg earlier this year, and decided to wear a dress, apparently, for the first time since her surgery this past weekend. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 Instead of allowing for greater focus, the latest AI tools are overwhelming workers, frazzling minds and shredding attention spans. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026 Magyar recently claimed that several of Orbán’s top lieutenants are rushing to send their assets abroad, perhaps to avoid financial or legal sanctions, and that others have been shredding incriminating documents. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 9 May 2026

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His second goal was even more impressive, ripping through the legs of midfielder Danilo Santos before finding the net.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
The New York Times dropped a 5,000 word story absolutely ripping its former employee.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of ripping

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Rats, cockroaches and weasels run amok, tearing through limp tent sheets and biting children and newborn babies in their sleep.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
That conversation completely shifted Taylor’s perspective, inspiring her to see the home's original features as something worth building around, instead of tearing out.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

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