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
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
On the return journey, a bolt sheared on what is now more widely known as the Penydarren loco, causing the boiler to leak.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024
He had already imagined the scene many times; every time, the girl became fascinated when he explained that the sheep had to be sheared from back to front.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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