shred
noun
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
will shred
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future tenseof shred.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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This has been the toughest newspaper court battle yet, and if the key allegations in the case are true, they will shred the reputation of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
They have argued that the county’s infrastructure and schools are ill-equipped to handle the new residents who might populate the affected neighborhoods, and that the multiplexes will shred the tree canopy.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2023
The biggest risk in Moore’s bold denials and countercharges is that new evidence, as it emerges, will shred them.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2017
With the merest prodding they will shred the last thread of privacy and reveal intimate aspects of their lives.
From Time Magazine Archive
‘It’s after curfew. The patrol harpies will shred you!’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
