slashingly
adverb
1
: the act or process of slashing
2
: an insert or layer of contrasting color revealed by a slash (as in a garment)
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Morten Jensen, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
Journalists at newspapers owned by Alden’s MediaNews Group have accused the hedge fund of slashing costs without regard for their work and solely as a way to increase profit margins.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020
Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Similarly, drastic workforce reductions and other one-off slashing don’t work well for very long.
—Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Adjective
DeRozan came into the NBA as a slashing shooting guard, and now plays 81% of his minutes at power forward, and even 8% at center.
—Morten Jensen, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
Journalists at newspapers owned by Alden’s MediaNews Group have accused the hedge fund of slashing costs without regard for their work and solely as a way to increase profit margins.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020
Noun
Larger agencies also cutting programs aimed at young Agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH – both targets of budget slashing – are among the larger employers of some 14,000 Greater Cincinnati federal workers.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Similarly, drastic workforce reductions and other one-off slashing don’t work well for very long.
—Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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“Slashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slashing. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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