shred
noun
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
have shredded
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present perfectof shred.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Relationships thrive on proximity, and the five-year absence from your father’s life may have shredded some of those family ties — at least when it comes to inheritance.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2025
In joining the Daszak smear, they have shredded their credibility as of scientific truth, at the very moment when science is most in need of their protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024
Other allies, such as Stephen K. Bannon, have shredded the network in public.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2023
Inflation and supply-chain snarls have shredded financial forecasts and increased pressure on EV upstarts to reduce costs at a time when investors are closing their check books.
From Reuters ● May 23, 2022
Had she followed her own inclination she would have shredded it into pieces, and scattered the pieces over the roadway.
From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Richard Marsh
