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scissored



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The puck kicked slowly back to Kochetkov and he swiped it into his leg pads and scissored them shut before Sprong could pounce.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2022

Or do you have higher expectations: hand stripping for a terrier, a scissored haircut or a sculpted trim?

From Washington Post Sep. 6, 2022

Far from the young actor who combed his thinning hair over the crown, until one night two friends scissored it off and a noble skull was revealed.

From The Guardian Jul. 9, 2020

“There was no water protection at all. At the end of six months, it was scissored and trashed.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2016

But there was only the swish of my jeans as my legs scissored past each other until I got to the main road.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez




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