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shear

verb as in clip, cut

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The reason this area is key is because it hosts the best wind shear and instability.

From BBC

That building still stood, but the walls on the second floor were sheared off.

Ms Rojas said the forces on the front platform of the sub sheared the clamp and the dome vacuum broke.

From BBC

That’s because it tends to reduce wind shear in the tropics, enabling hurricanes to grow in strength, and keeps Atlantic Ocean water warm, which helps fuel storms.

That means buying fresh lobsters from your local market, boiling them and using kitchen shears to slice their shells from head to tail.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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