Example Sentences
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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That's when the state is planning to put Ralph Menzies to death for the murder of 25-year-old Maurine Hunsaker, a married mother of three who was found tied to a tree with her throat slit nearly 40 years ago.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, the brief said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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On the other hand, Democrats have worked to nationalize the race by tying Earle-Sears to Trump and his efforts to slash the federal workforce.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The deadly shooting occurred on a street in the Brownsville section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn near the 73rd Precinct station house, where the suspect slashed an officer with a knife that authorities said had a 14-inch blade, according to police.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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The frigid air sliced through the open windows, bit the tips of my ears and my runny nose.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Under Glasner, Palace have built attacks quickly to slice through the opponents, with Mateta either linking the moves or dashing forward to be in a goalscoring position.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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Stafford twisted free of an unblocked defender rushing up the middle, ducked under a second would-be tackler, then scissored his legs like a high-stepping Houdini an instant before finding the star receiver with a seven-yard scoring pass.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The tiny leaves are easily sheared and sculpted into any shape.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
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The military truck towered over the civilian car, its armored plating intact while the SUV's side was sheared in.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Others view it as a brazen attempt to split up Kansas City’s minority voters.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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That resulted in a hung parliament split between the National Rally, the left-wing New Popular Front, and Macron’s Renaissance bloc.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Others have cut bills by a factor of five.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Jobless claims hit their highest level since 2021 last week, adding to recent labor market revisions that have fueled confidence the Fed will cut rates in September.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hacksaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacksaw. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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