woodchipper

[wood-chip-er]

noun

1. a motor-driven machine that cuts wood into chips.

Example Sentences

It’s these forces that are allowing us to grind basic tenets like germ theory and fluoridation into the woodchipper.

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In a statement, Randi Spivak, public lands director with the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity, said the president’s order was akin to “feeding our national forests into the woodchipper.”

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And Desiree reaffirms her appreciation for how far her hometown has come despite aching to return to New York — "a diverse, exciting woodchipper where everyone gets to wear scarves," she dreamily whispers to a curious Opal, a little girl dreaming about ending up someplace else, just like she was.

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Good bills being “fed into a legislative woodchipper,” was how the progressive group Fuse bemoaned the session.

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Protections must be put in place, and developers and permitters must clearly understand the rules and expectations of them in order to prevent the precious few CMTs remaining from the woodchipper.

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