1
as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed
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2
as in to hide
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
wildly slashing the ground with his club and never once hitting the golf ball he was aiming at
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Recent Examples of slash
Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
That was true earlier this spring, when Democrats turned out in two special House elections in Florida, slashing in half the GOP's margin in solidly red districts.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 May 2025
President Donald Trump’s big bill in Congress would unleash trillions in tax cuts and slash spending, but also spike deficits by $2.4 trillion over the decade and leave some 10.9 million more people without health insurance, raising the political stakes for the GOP’s signature domestic priority.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Verb
Plaintiffs also sought the reinstatement of all funding nationwide slashed by the HHS grant cuts.
—Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025
That was true earlier this spring, when Democrats turned out in two special House elections in Florida, slashing in half the GOP's margin in solidly red districts.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Noun
Where was Benn, their leader and roughneck captain, when Evan Bouchard gave Hintz a dirty slash on the top of his foot — in the exact same place Darnell Nurse injured him and cost him a game and a half — in Game 4?
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 May 2025
President Donald Trump’s big bill in Congress would unleash trillions in tax cuts and slash spending, but also spike deficits by $2.4 trillion over the decade and leave some 10.9 million more people without health insurance, raising the political stakes for the GOP’s signature domestic priority.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Verb
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Then, the family members would drag their victim to a hidden cellar on the property and slit the victim’s throat, leaving them there to die.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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In April 2006, Stanko, 57, beat and strangled girlfriend Laura Ling to death and raped her teenage daughter and slit her throat.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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Weathered and bumpy, the wall hidden among the surplus clothing stores of the Fashion District was hardly the perfect canvas.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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The first iteration of Somni opened in 2018 inside the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, a restaurant hidden inside of José Andrés’s Bazaar, but closed in 2020 as a pandemic casualty.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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All four judges voted to send Moore through to the next round, bringing his father to tears backstage.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
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No team is lining up to trade for a 35-year-old, undersized guard coming off an Achilles tear with $54 million owed next year.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The pair later sliced into a two-tiered wedding cake topped with fresh grapes and figs.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Most of these pristine hailstones go directly to a cold lab in Colorado, where they are sliced with a hot wire band saw.—
Seth Borenstein,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 June 2025
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The San Diego native whipped a low cross into the box, which both Adriana Leon and Ascanio narrowly missed.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Chelsea took the lead on 13 minutes when Neto raced away from deep inside the Flamengo half and opened his body before whipping the ball past Agustin Rossi.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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If Powell and the Fed are dovish (more rate cuts, not less), stocks could easily rip higher.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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All-Time Anniversary Twelve years ago, Ray Allen hit The Shot On this date, back in 2013, one of the greatest shots in basketball history ripped through the net.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The prospect of trying to cut open a stubborn 5-4-1 block in the Orlando heat could have become torturous quite quickly.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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The latest setback was the Senate parliamentarian striking down several provisions of the bill that were designed to cut spending.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2025
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The history of zombie movies is littered with cheap, DIY horror flicks by low-budget filmmakers with inventiveness and gusto.—
James Grebey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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The grip is relaxed rather than tense, and the design encourages a whole-hand movement style rather than finger flicking.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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“Slash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slash. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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