sheared
Americanadjective
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shaped or completed by or as if by shearing.
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trimmed to an even, symmetrical, or uniform length, as fur, shrubbery, etc..
a sheared muskrat coat.
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As of Monday, the closure had sheared 16 million barrels from daily oil supplies, according to JPMorgan Chase analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
And so the men counted to three and they pushed, and Plymouth Rock sheared in half.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2024
That building still stood, but the walls on the second floor were sheared off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024
The paper also considers how a sheared flow, which occurs when adjacent particles move at different flow speeds, can impact the pedestal height and width.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
The front of the tractor was jammed against the railing of the bridge and the trailer had sheared forward off the top plate and jammed up against the back of the cab.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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