as in slicing
to cut into long slender pieces
carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry
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Let cakes stand in their pans for about 5 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack, peel off parchment paper and let cool completely before slicing.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
22 Apr. 2026 -
Quigley snapped a long string of zeroes on the scoreboard, slicing a two-out, walk-off single to right field to score Abby Zawadzki from second base for the North Stars (8-0, 2-0).—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Orange peels take a while to decompose, so chopping them up into smaller pieces is essential.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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Risk management Josh — Trane Technologies spent most of 2025 in a grinding correction, chopping between $375 and $450 before finding its footing near the 200-day and launching a clean recovery into year-end.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Slivering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slivering. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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