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as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed
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as in to hide
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
wildly slashing the ground with his club and never once hitting the golf ball he was aiming at
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Recent Examples of slash
Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
But according to reporting from Mother Jones, the widely spread statistic that the LAFD budget was slashed to fund an increase in police budget doesn’t take into account budget cycles.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2024
The group would scrutinize federal spending and slash programs deemed wasteful.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The results of the first round of IRA negotiations, announced in August, saw the list prices of 10 high-cost drugs get slashed by as much as 79 percent.
—Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
But according to reporting from Mother Jones, the widely spread statistic that the LAFD budget was slashed to fund an increase in police budget doesn’t take into account budget cycles.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
For thousands of years mothers have been devastatingly waking their tiny babies, trying to levitate them out of their car seats and into their strollers until some genius finally invented the Doona: a car seat slash stroller in one.
—Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2024
The group would scrutinize federal spending and slash programs deemed wasteful.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Sansa works out his true nature by season seven, however, revealing his crimes in a dramatic trial and having sister Ayra slit his throat.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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The Massachusetts mom accused of killing her three young children before slitting her wrists and jumping out of a second-story window in an attempt to take her own life is planning to seek an insanity defense, court records show.KC Baker, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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At the time, wolves were still considered predatory varmints to be shot from airplanes, trapped and snared for $100 bounty and whatever hides would bring.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Walshe, 49, of Cohasset, is accused of murdering his wife Ana Walshe, dismembering her body on New Years 2023 and hiding it in dumpsters around Greater Boston.Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2025
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With Sullivan still recovering from a late-season ACL tear, Hershfelt and Korbin Albert also got looks at the base of midfield.Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Her eyes welled with tears, fogging her black-rimmed glasses.Danielle Bacher, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Let the bread cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
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Dice the potatoes, chop the fresh ginger and slice the sweet onion (finely) and carrot.Michiko Tomioka, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
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Everyone here is affected Today infernos whipped by a perfect storm of high winds and drought conditions hit the Western edges of the United States especially hard.Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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As the fire came closer, whipped by strong winds barreling down the mountains, no ambulance appeared.Claire Fahy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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After Florida, the crew went to Southern California to rip.Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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Melania Trump is praying for Californians affected by the ruinous wildfires ripping across the Golden State.Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
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Despite barely being old enough to attend kindergarten, Cole was already cutting his teeth with a game that some have deemed to be the hardest of all time.Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Averaging 20 points per game in December was not cutting it.Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The nipple heel is an I-gotcha-shoe, something to flick your nose at the discriminatory height rules of the Cannes Film Festival.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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These are the best action flicks currently on Hulu, updated monthly.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Slash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slash. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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