Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacksaw
Verb
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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
Verb
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Satomi followed her 11-year-old friend to a nearby study room, where — after drawing the curtains — the girl slit Satomi’s throat with a box cutter and kicked her in the head and sides, The Washington Post reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
15 June 2025
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Then, the family members would drag their victim to a hidden cellar on the property and slit the victim’s throat, leaving them there to die.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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Club World Cup gets mammoth final in PSG, Chelsea: The FIFA Club World Cup’s debut as a major 32-team event across the U.S. had its negatives -- notably slashed ticket prices to combat lousy crowds for some matches.—
Greg Cote
July 13,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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As empty rows piled up, FIFA slashed prices dramatically — one Chelsea-Fluminense semifinal ticket fell to $13, less than a stadium beer.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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Here’s how to segment a lemon: Step 1: Peel the lemon: Using a sharp chef’s knife or paring knife, slice the top and bottom from the lemon to reveal the fruit.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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The Police Department’s rescue boat sliced across the choppy water toward the Johnstons’ MasterCraft.—
Ethan Wolin
Updated July 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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An azalea hedge is where a gardener’s preferred style comes into play: should it be sheared or unsheared?—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 July 2025
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The white shark sheared the striped bass in half, and then quickly took off.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Judkins and his ex-girlfriend had split in December but were rekindling their relationship at the time of the incident, the report shows.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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In spring 2025, American Cruise Lines started to end many of its Columbia and Snake River itineraries—which retrace the path of the Lewis and Clark expedition—at the Lewiston port; the line will split itineraries between Lewiston and its twin city, Clarkston, Washington, just across the river.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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To pay for these initiatives, the law cuts Medicaid and food stamps — programs relied upon by poor households with children — by more than $1 trillion.—
MORIAH BALINGIT,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Both headphones are astonishingly quiet, virtually eliminating lower drone sounds, cutting higher frequency noises like key clicks, and even erasing piercing sounds like dogs barking with a bit of music.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
9 July 2025
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“Hacksaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacksaw. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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