Thesaurus results for GASHES

gashes 1 of 2

noun

plural of gash

as in slits

a long deep cut got a gash in his knee that required four stitches

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gashes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gash

as in slices

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 gashes

Noun

Penguins often twist their long necks to peck at gashes and pull out their own stitches, Pino said. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 But when the pool was fully drained last week, no such gashes were visible on the surface. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 No one has been accused of making gashes, according to charging documents. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026 Price's dog Chaos suffered extensive blood loss and several gashes and scratches from the bear attack. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 The labels and stains from the past are being washed away as the scratches and gashes of toughness emerge. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 14 May 2026 Clayton Peavey, 31, used a concrete brick to attack a Chick-fil-A employee in March, leaving her with several gashes on her head and requiring stitches. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2026 Massive gashes against the run are down. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025 The jury was also shown images of bloody gashes and bruises on Ventura’s body during trial. — Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025

Verb

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum made similar claims in television interviews in early July, saying on Fox News that vandals left gashes totaling 350 feet. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026 The front lid appears to be barely hanging on by a thread, with cuts and gashes throughout. — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026 Heupel spreads out his receivers in an attempt to spread out the defense, then gashes them with the run. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 The pictures show scars and gashes around the dog's snout. — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gashes

Noun

Make sure to cut slits in the dough to allow steam to escape, and coat the top with egg wash.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026
The campaign showcases Diesel’s creased denim treated with resin, 3-D denim, trompe l’oeil cable knit denim and the new regular-fit D-Heel jean, which has hidden vertical slits near the ankle, perfect for slipping through a stiletto heel.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of slits

Verb

You may already be accustomed to changing channels frequently, since the NFL eagerly slices up its schedule across multiple networks.

— Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
That line slices the plane into two halves, one of which will contain two corners of the outer triangle (the bottom half in the figure below).

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of slices

Noun

Seated in a wheelchair, he was quickly wheeled out of the courtroom after the sentencing, while some of his accusers hugged and brushed away tears.

— Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The night also featured some tears, surprise cameos, the reveal of a rehearsal injury for one pro dancer and a new change implented at the judges' panel.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of tears

Verb

During a process called Hills capture, as a stellar binary orbits a supermassive black hole and the gravitational influence of the black hole rips the binary apart, ejecting one star while capturing the other.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
But the coyote has other plans and rips it up, forcing the matter to trial.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of rips

Noun

Hahn is also the DJ of Linkin Park, the man behind the keys and record scratches that give the band its distinct blend of genres.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026
Vernon works directly into wax with scalpels and other implements, allowing scratches, fingerprints, and cuts to survive their translation into metal.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of scratches

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