cut-up

After Porkchop swam off, several aquarium staffers gathered trash from the river, including roughly 20 golf balls, a Volkswagen car emblem, cut-up credit card, teal plastic line, a bottle cap.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Tripe stew, nachos, even “mac” and cheese arrive with ridged, cut-up fried dough standing in for potatoes, tortilla chips, or pasta.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2025

Anytime you start using a cut-up photograph, you’ve got problems with it.

From Slate ● May 1, 2024

“I have cut-up oranges, limes, lemons, because it adds color and texture to the bar,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Then I take the unwanted, cut-up books with me down the hall.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

Bilfinger’s shares slumped after the company lowered its outlook for the year and said it would cut up to 1,500 jobs, with postponed customer investments expected to weigh on results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

In the 18th Century, during the French Revolution, it was rescued from being cut up to make covers for soldiers' carts.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

So I sliced the kielbasa into coins, cut up one red pepper and one medium onion, tucked the whole thing into a reusable freezer bag and flattened it out.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

It allows for harsh water cutbacks if deemed necessary, potentially requiring California, Arizona and Nevada to cut up to 3 million acre-feet per year — up to 40% of the combined allotments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

It was like a separate little town sitting right on the harbor—different docks, warehouses for fish and cargo, a salmon cannery where fish were cut up and packed into cans.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis