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

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
Its material is breathable and wrinkle-resistant, and the midi hemline has two side slits that make the dress easy to move in.

— Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of slits

Verb

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

— Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of slices

Noun

And one of the most common causes is a problem with the meibomian glands, the oil glands in the eyelids that keep tears from drying up too fast.

— Maria Godoy, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Game 99 at Gold Coast provided a good rehearsal for Arrow’s big night in Sydney, but brought humour through the tears.

— Michael Bailey, New York Times, 4 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

Bellin has visible bloody lacerations to her nose, face, hand and legs.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The ensuing head-on collision when his car drifted into an oncoming lane left Shanahan with broken bones, facial lacerations, a concussion and regrets.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of lacerations

Verb

The background of the film is the budget slashes that are happening in this sector all over the Western world, as the government withdraws its own form of care.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Critics argue the effort slashes the limited due process immigrants receive.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of slashes

Noun

Dolly Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star was vandalized with multiple scratches, just days after the country music icon was laid to rest.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The stoneware resists chips, scratches, and stains, and everything is dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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