Thesaurus results for SLASH

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verb

ˈslash

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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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noun

as in slit

a long deep cut made a slash in the fabric with a knife

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Verb

In an interview, Ahrary said that the audit was initially planned to be conducted by the Office of Public Safety Accountability, but was presumably handed to her department after the city approved a budget slashing OPSA’s staff. —

Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 Interestingly, the computer architecture slashed the energy required for cooling by pumping ordinary, room-temperature water straight through the chip’s internal structure. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026

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The victim, a man in his 40s, was in serious condition in a local hospital after sustaining serious slash wounds to his face, eyes, neck and back, the police said. —

CBS News, 9 June 2026 Ultimate dream slash best case scenario. —

ABC News, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for slash

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Before police took him into custody, Tran slit his wrists, cut his neck and poked the blade into his stomach, but all of the wounds were superficial.

— Sean Emery, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
If it’s baked in a loaf pan, go ahead and slit the top of the batter before baking.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026