hacksawed

verb

Definition of hacksawednext
past tense of hacksaw
as in sawed

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  1. split
  2. slit
  3. slashed
  4. ripped
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  • The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The court recognized and held that the union’s regulations could and did govern the agents’ business entity, a decision which splits from the NFLPA’s regulation of agents.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
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  • The sheriff’s office further alleges that Sykes gave the 10-year-old instructions to slit the throats of the adults temporarily living with the child.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Outside one center in June, protesters slit the throats of three pigs as a threat to Muslims believed to be living there.
    Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2024
Definition of slit
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  • The Fed last month slashed its benchmark interest rate by a hefty half-percentage point — its first and biggest rate cut since the 2020 recession.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Just in time for the cold weather, this Ugg blanket is slashed by 58 percent with a Prime deal and a stackable coupon.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of slashed
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  • Correspondent Seth Doane talks with Russell about a show seemingly ripped from the headlines.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Fifteen days after the storm ripped through the Blue Ridge Mountains, power was finally restored to the property thanks to dozens of linemen, from local Sumter Utilities to Gagnon Lines Construction out of Canada.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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