as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment
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Recent Examples of gash
Andrew West, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2018
Perhaps no other unit in football was more gashed by injuries this season, and by December the ramifications in Detroit started to show.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Across a mile or more of water, the chutes was a white gash against dark-green forest.
—Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
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Verb
When the man stepped outside to see what scared the dog, one of three bears a few feet from his back door gashed his face with its massive paw.
—Andrew West, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2018
Perhaps no other unit in football was more gashed by injuries this season, and by December the ramifications in Detroit started to show.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
Prosecutors also showed the jury photos of injuries Ventura testified Combs had given to her, including visible bruises on her back and legs and gashes on her face.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Across a mile or more of water, the chutes was a white gash against dark-green forest.
—Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gash
Verb
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Satomi followed her 11-year-old friend to a nearby study room, where — after drawing the curtains — the girl slit Satomi’s throat with a box cutter and kicked her in the head and sides, The Washington Post reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
15 June 2025
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Then, the family members would drag their victim to a hidden cellar on the property and slit the victim’s throat, leaving them there to die.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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All four judges voted to send Moore through to the next round, bringing his father to tears backstage.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
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With tears in his eyes, Pacers officials helped him off the court, taking the fate of the NBA title out of his hands.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
23 June 2025
Verb
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The pair later sliced into a two-tiered wedding cake topped with fresh grapes and figs.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Most of these pristine hailstones go directly to a cold lab in Colorado, where they are sliced with a hot wire band saw.—
Seth Borenstein,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The victim, who suffered from leg lacerations consistent with a shark bite, was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, per ABC News.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Simpson crashed in late August — weeks after another biker crashed in the same area and suffered a brain bleed, head laceration and broken collarbone, among other injuries.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, boats all along the southwest shore were being swamped or ripped from their moorings and piling up on rocks or beaches, often crashing into other vessels.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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And, Roman says, a vital support system was ripped away: public services.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Norms are being shattered, aid budgets for the poorest and most vulnerable are being slashed, and for the first time in a generation, extreme poverty has been on the rise.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Trump also suggested that the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE — the cost-cutting division unpopular among Americans that Musk led before exiting the administration in late May — might consider slashing incentives that Musk’s companies receive from the U.S. government.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Hannah-Kim claimed in official records that she was bruised and in pain during her initial interaction with Kove at the 2025 Summer Con.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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Unlike traditional body cupping, the practice shouldn’t cause bruising or leave behind any marks.—
Essence,
Essence,
27 June 2025
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“Gash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gash. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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