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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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 The region saw up to 15 feet of surge, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024

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“Saw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saw%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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