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

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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

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 Ross suffered gashes on his right arm and left hand that required dozens of stitches. —

Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 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 Three-inch gashes had been ripped from both corners of her mouth nearly to the ears, forming a contorted, twisted smile. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025 Several of the pictures show Santiago in a hospital bed with multiple gashes across her face and hands. —

Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025

Verb

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

The pair of breezy pants feature a tie at the waist and thigh-high slits on either side of her legs, creating the illusion of a wrap skirt.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Female cicadas cut slits along the thin twigs at the ends of branches to lay their eggs.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 June 2026