gashing

present participle of gash

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gashing The Buffs bit on a zone-read fake on Delaware’s first drive as tailback Jo Silver opened the game by gashing CU for a 10-yard gain. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gashing
Verb
  • When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said.
    Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The silky-smooth dessert is perfect for slicing into on a hot summer day and also a family-favorite during the holiday season.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Cover the steak and place it in the freezer for 30 minutes before slicing.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For many hobbyists, the excitement — and gamble — of ripping packs is the best thing about the collecting experience.
    Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • These were easier for ripping open to see the interior and for dipping by hand.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some of this slashing and burning can be explained by the old-fashioned small-government fanaticism of administration personnel like Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
    Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Insurers are slashing networks, hiking deductibles, and pulling out of entire counties.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Walz drew a surge of media attention and prompted popular X posts on the campaign trail for cutting a rootsy profile like her father.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In cutting those moments, Baxter used the score to track the temperature of his edit, especially as the second chapter begins.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Gashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gashing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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