slashing

adjective

slash·ing | \ˈsla-shiŋ

Definition of slashing

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : incisively satiric or critical

2 : driving, pelting

3 : vivid, brilliant

slashing

noun

Definition of slashing (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : the act or process of slashing

2 : an insert or layer of contrasting color revealed by a slash (as in a garment)

3 : slash entry 2 sense 3

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While President Trump has recently pledged to reform the federal prison system, his slashing of budgets has resulted in staffing shortages in the face of a growing inmate population. — Andrew R. Chow, New York Times, "What’s on TV Sunday: A Baseball Rivalry and ‘Recovery Boys’," 1 July 2018 The slashing of Navigator funding comes on the heels of a raft of other malevolent actions aimed at the ACA. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "In another act of sabotage, Trump slashes Obamacare outreach funding to the bone," 10 July 2018 Purchasers, such as councils, are locked into deals for years, giving them little flexibility to respond to external shocks, such as the slashing of their budgets under the Conservatives’ austerity programme after 2010. — The Economist, "Britain’s outsourcing model, copied around the world, is in trouble," 28 June 2018 Those reductions would hit TOPS, college campuses and an array of departments, but health care services would be shielded from the slashing. — Melinda Deslatte, The Seattle Times, "Louisiana Senate backs budget, $540M in taxes to finance it," 3 June 2018 The mayor's budget slashing comes a year after The Oregonian/OregonLive revealed that the Portland Housing Bureau originally pitched its program using make-believe statistics. — Brad Schmidt, OregonLive.com, "Portland mayor proposes funding cut to program built on make-believe numbers," 4 May 2018 The suspect was spotted under an adjacent viaduct a few minutes after the slashing, police said. — Fox News, "Chicago man slashed woman's cheek and jaw at bus station," 8 Apr. 2018 Several states, including Kentucky and Arkansas, have moved forward with work requirements for Medicaid recipients, and the Trump administration has called for a dramatic slashing of the social safety net. — Terrence Mccoy, Washington Post, "Spending bill addresses crushing backlog of federal disability claims," 28 Mar. 2018 But don't worry if none of those are near you—and the post-Amazon buyout price slashing still isn't low enough for your liking—since the Whole Foods website claims that 16 more stores in nine states across the country are in the works. — Andrea Park, Bon Appetit, "Whole Foods Is About to Open the East Coast's First Lower-Priced "365" Store in Brooklyn," 26 Jan. 2018

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