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as in slicing
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed
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as in whipping
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 slashing
The Univeristy of Chicago is slashing $100 million in expenditures.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Cassidy has spoken out about some of Kennedy’s moves, including slashing funding for mRNA research.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
These issues trigger voltage decay and metal loss, slashing battery lifespan.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
The University of Chicago announced a string of budget cuts Thursday, slashing spending by $100 million in an effort to plug its mounting structural deficit.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Cassidy has spoken out about some of Kennedy’s moves, including slashing funding for mRNA research.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
These issues trigger voltage decay and metal loss, slashing battery lifespan.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
The University of Chicago announced a string of budget cuts Thursday, slashing spending by $100 million in an effort to plug its mounting structural deficit.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slashing
Verb
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Let stand until glaze firms up, about 15 minutes, before slicing and serving.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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The line will run along the Interstate 15 corridor, slicing through the San Bernardino Mountains and across the desert.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Milwaukee mother who claimed her stepfather threw her baby from a balcony has now been charged with child abuse herself, accused of whipping her younger brothers.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Olbinski ran to his car, while others hunkered down and braved the brutal winds and whipping sand.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, the brief said.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Word of the raid spread across the property, triggering a scramble among workers who attempted to flee, with some running to a sewage pond and others hiding in air ducts.—
Caroll Alvarado,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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There’s no Nurse Ratched here, however, but there is the kindly Steve, who watches out for all of them, especially Shy, who is hiding a secret from the others.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stringer/Sputnik via AP What To Know Broadly desecration of a flag refers to any action that damages or disrespects it—such as burning it, urinating or defecating on it, defacing it, stepping on it, damaging it with stones or bullets, cutting or ripping it and many others.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Jordan immediately went to work ripping the tile out and scraping out the mortar, and I got started on an email to the tile company.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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Barcelona’s decision was not a sporting one but based on cutting wages.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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There’s people cutting sandwiches, putting the sandwiches right to the camera, squeezing the juices.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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While you guys had staff inside laughing, pointing and even flicking off the crowd outside.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The company destroyed a piece of lashing wire that investigators believe slapped an Xcel electrical conductor and caused arcing that led to the fire, said Matthew Delinko with Bauman, Lowe, Witt & Maxwell, a law firm representing insurance companies.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
21 Aug. 2025
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By Wednesday, videos of waves lashing the homes began to make the rounds on social media.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Slashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slashing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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