saw up

phrasal verb

sawed up; sawed up or sawn up; sawing up; saws up
: to cut (something) into pieces with a saw
He sawed up the boards into foot-long pieces.

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In early November, some areas along lakes Erie and Ontario saw up to 6 feet of snow, followed by another devastating storm in February that dropped 4–6 feet in western New York. — Jim Foerster, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Some areas received more than an inch of rain, while higher elevations saw up to a foot of snow, according to the Associated Press. — Tommy McArdle, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025

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