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
Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Akhmad, another plaintiff who like many Indonesians uses one name, said he was forced to continue working after a load of fish fell on his leg, gashing it through to the bone and filling his boot with blood.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
The collision left visible scrapes and gashes on the starboard side near the fantail and caused damage to a platform, exterior walls of two storage rooms, and a maintenance space.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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
Akhmad, another plaintiff who like many Indonesians uses one name, said he was forced to continue working after a load of fish fell on his leg, gashing it through to the bone and filling his boot with blood.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
The mosquito’s fate has been played out over and over again, and will for millions of years more, as gashes in conifers have seeped and dripped.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
The collision left visible scrapes and gashes on the starboard side near the fantail and caused damage to a platform, exterior walls of two storage rooms, and a maintenance space.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gash
Verb
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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
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In April 2006, Stanko, 57, beat and strangled girlfriend Laura Ling to death and raped her teenage daughter and slit her throat.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 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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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
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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
Noun
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They were treated at the scene by medics for a minor laceration.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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The victim, who suffered a laceration, was transported by EMS to Lincoln Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
Verb
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If Powell and the Fed are dovish (more rate cuts, not less), stocks could easily rip higher.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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All-Time Anniversary Twelve years ago, Ray Allen hit The Shot On this date, back in 2013, one of the greatest shots in basketball history ripped through the net.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Verb
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In March, Standard Chartered slashed its ether price target by more than half.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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This can slash down response times and aid agents because they won’t get bogged down by simple, repetitive requests.—
Nataliia Onyshkevych,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Boyd made a sensational catch of a hard liner off the bat of J.P. Crawford to end the fifth, but his left shoulder was bruised on the play and manager Craig Counsell removed him after the inning.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Mowing too short and mowing with dull, bruising blades stresses the grass, inviting disease.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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“Gash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gash. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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