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
John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
If permanent housing funding is slashed, the people facing homelessness again as a result would likely wind up making more hospital trips or end up in jail, Burnett said.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2026
Their new Ridgewood space, a corner lot filled with sun thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows, does double duty as a grocery during the day and restaurant-slash-bar at night.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Orta also slashed the face and shoulder of one of the victims during the July 29 attack, according to a criminal complaint.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
If permanent housing funding is slashed, the people facing homelessness again as a result would likely wind up making more hospital trips or end up in jail, Burnett said.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
The company is building a launch tower and a giant Starship factory slash maintenance facility known as a Gigabay at Kennedy Space Center as well as two additional launch towers at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2026
Their new Ridgewood space, a corner lot filled with sun thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows, does double duty as a grocery during the day and restaurant-slash-bar at night.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
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Bleeding from a chest wound and still alive, Ronald Heath then kicked Sheridan, stabbed him in the neck and then tried to slit his throat, though the knife was too dull, court records say.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Always be willing to make a friend and slit their throat.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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A day after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, as he's now known, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the pride Sky Roberts holds for his sister is difficult to hide.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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He was arrested after a resident spotted him hiding in a nearby laundry room at the apartment complex.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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There have been performances this year where Cowan has been holding back the tears, unable to separate himself from the emotion.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Heat have been alluding to the injury as a cartilage tear, while Herro has referred to the injury as a rib fracture.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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You’ll only dirty one bowl, one roasting pan, and a cutting board (for smashing garlic and slicing lemons).—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Stone villages cling to hillsides above orchards while rivers slice through limestone gorges below.—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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They were instead captured and publicly whipped.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
19 Feb. 2026
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Those who observe Lent will spend the next several Fridays whipping out fish recipes or attending a fish fry and abstaining from eating meat.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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The stock ripped higher from April 2025 through August 2025, gaining nearly 120% over that stretch.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Manso ripped the ball away from a player nearly a foot taller than him and scored on a putback.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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This week’s spat in Belgium came soon after the US ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, announced on February 5 that the US would cut ties with Włodzimierz Czarzasty, the speaker of Poland’s lower parliament, the Sejm.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Superintendent Brian Yearwood originally proposed cutting academic instructional coaches as part of a plan to address a $188 million deficit in the 2026-27 budget.—
Kathryn Muchnick,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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Bedard had a wide-open net and flicked in just the second power-play goal of his career.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Just a bit self-conscious, and sometimes the hair flicking and all that.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Slash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slash. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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