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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of butterfly.

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Examples

  • At the same time, we also confirmed that his spinal canal is becoming ever-narrower, given that his congenitally misshapen vertebrae called hemivertebrae or "butterflied" vertebrae are crowding the delicate nerve bundles that make up the spinal cord.

    Vet views: Expenses of pet health -- how far do you go? 2010

  • Go for the butterflied short rib, the thin-sliced ribeye, the spicy pork.

    10 of the best restaurants in Uptown Manhattan, New York 2011

  • They bogled and butterflied to pumping dancehall rhythms until the wee hours of the morning.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • I thought I'd be ordering a simple filet mojo de ajo or whatever, but I noticed they had the BBQ on and were grilling some large, whole, butterflied fish for some folks at a table nearby.

    Corvina? 2009

  • They bogled and butterflied to pumping dancehall rhythms until the wee hours of the morning.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • A good compromise is using thicker meats, such as a pork loin or butterflied chicken, that you can grill for a minute on each side over high heat, then move to smoke over indirect heat for an hour or so.

    Smoke Signals: Out in the cold Jim Shahin 2011

  • I thought I'd be ordering a simple filet mojo de ajo or whatever, but I noticed they had the BBQ on and were grilling some large, whole, butterflied fish for some folks at a table nearby.

    Corvina? 2009

  • I thought I'd be ordering a simple filet mojo de ajo or whatever, but I noticed they had the BBQ on and were grilling some large, whole, butterflied fish for some folks at a table nearby.

    Corvina? 2009

  • Add 4 shrimp to each metal skewer, starting from the tail and sliding up through the middle so shrimp remains butterflied on the skewer.

    Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011

  • I thought I'd be ordering a simple filet mojo de ajo or whatever, but I noticed they had the BBQ on and were grilling some large, whole, butterflied fish for some folks at a table nearby.

    Corvina? 2009

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