: cut or torn into shreds
shredded cheese
shredded paper
shredded chicken
Make a worm farm by drilling tiny holes in the bottom of the bucket. Add worms, leaves, grass clippings, peat moss and damp shredded newspaper.—
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Continue to add shredded cheese until all is incorporated.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
On an 8-inch tortilla, make two piles of shredded cheese near the center, one above the other, leaving a bit of a space between them to allow for a fold.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2024
Mullin adds a pile of the shredded oxtail and gravy to his ground chuck patties, then smashes them together on the flat-top.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Einbinder is more than happy to give a review of the Doan’s Bakery confection: a coconut cake featuring chunks of white chocolate, iced with cream cheese frosting and topped with shredded coconut.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
The nachos consist of tortilla chips made with queso blanco and topped with Skyline Chili and shredded cheddar cheese.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
Can be substituted with shredded rotisserie chicken if desired.
—Martina McBride, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2024
Protesters in Berlin displayed a figure of Mr. Putin bathing in a bath of blood with the Ukrainian flag on the side, alongside shredded ballots in ballot boxes.
—Emma Burrows and Dasha Litvinova, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2024
This is topped with shredded Gruyère cheese, which turns golden brown and imparts a lovely, nutty flavor.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
On an 8-inch tortilla, make two piles of shredded cheese near the center, one above the other, leaving a bit of a space between them to allow for a fold.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2024
Mullin adds a pile of the shredded oxtail and gravy to his ground chuck patties, then smashes them together on the flat-top.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Einbinder is more than happy to give a review of the Doan’s Bakery confection: a coconut cake featuring chunks of white chocolate, iced with cream cheese frosting and topped with shredded coconut.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
The nachos consist of tortilla chips made with queso blanco and topped with Skyline Chili and shredded cheddar cheese.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 May 2024
Can be substituted with shredded rotisserie chicken if desired.
—Martina McBride, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2024
Protesters in Berlin displayed a figure of Mr. Putin bathing in a bath of blood with the Ukrainian flag on the side, alongside shredded ballots in ballot boxes.
—Emma Burrows and Dasha Litvinova, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2024
This is topped with shredded Gruyère cheese, which turns golden brown and imparts a lovely, nutty flavor.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Shredded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shredded. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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