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

Plus, the side slits are practically made for showing off a pair of tall boots this fall.

— Brittany VanDerBill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
There’s also front flap pockets that add practical storage, and button side slits for extra flexibility and movement.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of slits

Verb

Wild Lab Bakery sells decadent peanut butter cup cookies, as well, and Missy’s Pies slices up a droolworthy combo that features a layer of peanut butter on top of a chocolate brownie.

— Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
The Yellowstone River slices through its middle, a miles-long stretch of meadow called the Yellowstone Valley.

— Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of slices

Noun

One of us would be chosen to recite the poem onstage—a kitsch performance, no doubt, so that an auditorium of adults would be moved to tears.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
The first days of testimony brought tears from witnesses, spectators and jurors, the 9th Street Journal reported.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tears

Verb

Donalds rips opponent’s ‘complete 180’ as Dem’s own 2016 words come back to haunt him in tightening gov race.

— , FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of rips

Noun

Hemingway was found in a nearby home not long after the stabbing and had lacerations on his hands.

— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2026
During assembly or disassembly, the frame can fall, posing risks of impact, crushing and lacerations to customers, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of lacerations

Verb

Northrop Grumman slashes overall weight and reduces total part counts, manufacturing combat-ready autonomous jets at a fraction of typical costs.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The company wants Starship to be a fully and rapidly reusable transport system that slashes the cost of spaceflight.

— Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of slashes

Verb

Thirteen are rated at very high risk or in default, and 23 have no rating from the big agencies, which cuts them from international bond markets.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Jim believes that cuts against the bearish argument that AI compute investments are out of control, with uncertain returns.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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