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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacksaw
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No longer was the audience in its familiar seat of omniscient spectator, denying the editor the ability to crosscut and seamlessly switch perspectives across the action.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025 -
The story crosscut feverishly between the two, giving rise to a ticklishly clever chicken-or-egg conundrum: Was Riley being manipulated, like a puppet, by her confused and unruly emotions?—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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Cut deep slits all over roast for garlic cloves using the tip of a paring knife; insert cloves deep into roast.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Its striking foliage has holes and slits in it, sort of like slices of Swiss cheese does, hence the plant’s nickname.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2025
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Now, his posting habit is intertwined with his mission of slashing billions in government funding and waging digital war on Trump's behalf.—
Neal Rothschild,
Axios,
8 Feb. 2025
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None of them have been more successful than Mr. Musk, who backed the Trump campaign with more than $250 million of his own money and now apparently has the power to slash jobs and budgets across the federal government.—
Cecilia Kang,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Speaking with Deadline along with series creators Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks backstage Friday at the Critics Choice Awards, where the historical drama series sliced its way to a leading four wins, Sanada, who won tonight for Best Actor in a Drama Series, teased his desires for Season 2.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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As the man walked away from the fight, Banks stabbed him once in the back, slicing the victim’s lung with a 5-centimeter-deep laceration, according to prosecutors.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The post quickly gained traction, with Reddit users split over the couple's division of responsibilities.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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The feature take on Broadway musical Wicked, which is split up into two theatrical releases, had a first cut that was close to four hours long.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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At its base definition, scissoring is just about genital-to-genital stimulation, so anyone interested in doing so can scissor.—
Adejoke Mason,
Them,
3 Dec. 2024
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Sizzle highlighted above, there are a lot of assumptions around who can scissor.—
Adejoke Mason,
Them,
3 Dec. 2024
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Rescue workers sheared his clothes off him with scissors, put a brace around his neck and laid him on a board.—
Katherine Rosman,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Prune branches selectively rather than shearing indiscriminately.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Jan. 2025
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Flaco escaped from the Central Park Zoo when an unknown vandal cut open the mesh of his enclosure.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Should Towels And Sheets Be Washed Together? To cut to the chase, our experts say your towels and sheets should not be washed together or with other items like clothes.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Hacksaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacksaw. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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