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Adjective
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Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2023 -
In recent years, several stretches of the aqueduct system have been drained to allow replacement of cracked and bulging sections of century-old concrete.—
Louis Sahagún,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2023
Verb
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After all, a double-digit yield isn’t much good if it is soon chopped to single digits.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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In the intervening decades, though, the surviving members have seen their statement get chopped and screwed into morsels, divorced from its context.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Them,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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These belts require a bike to have a split chainstay to install them, and removing the rear wheel to deal with a flat can be cumbersome.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Much is at stake in this multimillion-dollar special election, in part because the results will determine whether the current, evenly split county board will have a Democratic or Republican majority.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But SpaceX’s success required long experimental phases and lots of exploded rockets, all of which cost money.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Seen through telescopic eyes, the night sky is dotted with the glowing remains of exploded stars.—
Jayson Stewart,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
6 Dec. 2024
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When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
4 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The vehicle had a smashed windshield and front end and no hood over its engine.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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No ejections, fines, suspensions or smashed clipboards.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In November 2023, a 62-year-old American woman was killed aboard the Viking Polaris when a rogue wave crashed into a window and she was struck by broken glass, according to WCVB-TV.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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This was mostly used when the group was building night nests—platforms made high in the trees out of broken branches, sometimes lined with leaves.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His daughter Trinity Rodman, a professional soccer player for the U.S. National Team, discussed their fractured dynamic in a December episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The fractured former couple spent a day in September 2022 arguing about custody of their son.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Slivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivered. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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