: 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.—
Gail Borelli
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Herrington has a 2009 Honda Pilot with two hundred and forty-nine thousand miles on it, a crack running across the windshield, and shredded armrests.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The dress was secured with a shredded belt and featured a divisive bubble skirt.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
One of the comments on Jessie James Decker’s video suggests rolling the cookies in shredded coconut, and my mom’s recipe also lists this as optional.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Add about 3 to 4 inches of shredded bark, pine needles, or other organic types of mulch.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Shredded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shredded. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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