Break
Cut into
Cut into verb - Turn up, loosen, or remove earth.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Notably, Raj Ahten's shoulder heals crooked after being crushed, necessitating that surgeons cut into his rapidly-healing flesh a dozen times to re-break and set the bones, after which it still doesn't work quite right.
Source: Literature / The Runelords
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